Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Pope John VIII and Abu Bakr al-Razi were alive at the same time for 15 or 16 years, from AD 866 to AD 882.

Abu Bakr al-Razi was 15 or 16 when Pope John VIII died.

Pope John VIII

Pope John VIII

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 820 · died 16 December AD 882

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. Louis the Pious, AD 778 – AD 840
  3. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  4. Pope John VIII, c. AD 820 – AD 882
  5. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  6. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  7. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  8. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  9. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973

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

Pope John VIII and Abu Bakr al-Razi are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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