Who Was Alive

Were Pope Zachary and Du Fu alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Zachary and Du Fu were alive at the same time for 39 or 40 years, from AD 712 to AD 752.

Du Fu was 39 or 40 when Pope Zachary died, aged 72 or 73.

Pope Zachary

Pope Zachary

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 679 · died 15 March AD 752, aged 72 or 73

Du Fu

Du Fu

Poet

Born AD 712 · died AD 770, aged 57 or 58

  1. Husayn ibn Ali, AD 626 – AD 680
  2. Pope Zachary, AD 679 – AD 752
  3. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  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. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809

Pope Zachary and Du Fu 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 Zachary and Du Fu were born

Pope Zachary and Du Fu are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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