Who Was Alive

Were Pope Gregory XII and Johannes Gutenberg alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Gregory XII and Johannes Gutenberg were alive at the same time, from 1393–1406 to 1417.

Pope Gregory XII

Pope Gregory XII

Venetian Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. 1335 · died 18 October 1417

Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg

German inventor

Born 1393–1406 · died 1468

  1. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  2. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  3. Pope Gregory XII, c. 1335 – 1417
  4. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  5. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  6. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  7. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  8. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  9. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  10. Erasmus, 1466 – 1536

Pope Gregory XII and Johannes Gutenberg 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 Gregory XII and Johannes Gutenberg were born

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