Who Was Alive

Were Pope Stephen II and Jabir ibn Hayyan alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Stephen II and Jabir ibn Hayyan were alive at the same time for 35 or 36 years, from AD 721 to AD 757.

Jabir ibn Hayyan was 35 or 36 when Pope Stephen II died.

Pope Stephen II

Pope Stephen II

Served as Pope

Born c. AD 714 · died 26 April AD 757

Jabir ibn Hayyan

Jabir ibn Hayyan

Alchemist

Born AD 721 · died AD 815, aged 93 or 94

  1. Abu Hanifa, AD 699 – c. AD 768
  2. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  3. Pope Stephen II, c. AD 714 – AD 757
  4. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  5. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  6. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  7. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  8. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850

Pope Stephen II and Jabir ibn Hayyan 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 Stephen II and Jabir ibn Hayyan were born

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