Who Was Alive

Were Pope Sergius IV and Avicenna alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Sergius IV and Avicenna were alive at the same time, from AD 977–983 to 1012.

Pope Sergius IV

Pope Sergius IV

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 970 · died 12 May 1012

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. Pope Sergius IV, c. AD 970 – 1012
  4. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  5. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  6. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Pope Sergius IV 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 Sergius IV and Avicenna were born

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