Who Was Alive

Were Pope Benedict VIII and Avicenna alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Benedict VIII and Avicenna were alive at the same time, from c. AD 980 to 1024.

Pope Benedict VIII

Pope Benedict VIII

Served as Pope

Born c. AD 980 · died 15 April 1024

Avicenna

Avicenna

Polymath and physician

Born AD 977–983 · died 18 June 1037

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  3. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  4. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  5. Pope Benedict VIII, c. AD 980 – 1024
  6. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Pope Benedict VIII and Avicenna in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Pope Benedict VIII and Avicenna were born

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