Who Was Alive

Were Pope John IX and Abu Bakr al-Razi alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope John IX and Abu Bakr al-Razi were alive at the same time for 33 or 34 years, from AD 866 to AD 900.

Abu Bakr al-Razi was 33 or 34 when Pope John IX died.

Pope John IX

Pope John IX

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 840 · died 5 January AD 900

Abu Bakr al-Razi

Abu Bakr al-Razi

Physician and chemist

Born AD 866 · died AD 925

  1. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  2. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  3. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  4. Pope John IX, c. AD 840 – AD 900
  5. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  6. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  7. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  8. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973

Pope John IX and Abu Bakr al-Razi 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 John IX and Abu Bakr al-Razi were born

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