Rabanus Maurus
Archbishop and writer
Born AD 776–789 · died 4 February AD 856
Also known as Rabanus Maurus Magnentius, Hrabanus, Rhabanus
Who was alive at the same time as Rabanus Maurus?
- Pope Adrian I, AD 700 – AD 795
- Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
- Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
- Pope Leo III, AD 750 – c. AD 816
- Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
- Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809
- Al-Shafi'i, AD 767 – AD 820
- Pope Paschal I, c. AD 775 – AD 824
- Rabanus Maurus, c. AD 783 – AD 856
- Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
- Pope Eugene II, c. AD 780 – AD 827
- Louis the Pious, AD 778 – AD 840
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal, AD 780 – AD 855
- Adi Shankara, c. AD 788 – c. AD 821
- Pope Leo IV, c. AD 790 – AD 855
- Pope Adrian II, AD 792 – AD 872
- Pope Gregory IV, c. AD 795 – AD 844
- Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
- Pope Benedict III, c. AD 810 – AD 858
- Muhammad al-Bukhari, AD 810 – AD 870
- Pope Formosus, c. AD 816 – AD 896
- Pope John VIII, c. AD 820 – AD 882
- Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
- Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
When Rabanus Maurus died, Alfred the Great was 6 or 7, Charles the Bald was 32, Muhammad al-Bukhari was 45, Pope Adrian II was 63 or 64 and Pope Marinus I was 25 or 26.
Born during Rabanus Maurus’s lifetime: Alfred the Great, Al-Kindi, Charles the Bald, Muhammad al-Bukhari, Pope Gregory IV, Pope John VIII, Pope Adrian II and Pope Formosus.
Not quite contemporaries: Li Bai died about 14 years before Rabanus Maurus was born, Du Fu died about 5 years before Rabanus Maurus was born, Al-Farabi was born about 12 years after Rabanus Maurus died and Abu Bakr al-Razi was born about 10 years after Rabanus Maurus died.
Where Rabanus Maurus’s contemporaries were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Rabanus Maurus: Mainz
- Pope Adrian I: Rome
- Jabir ibn Hayyan: Tus
- Charlemagne: Franciaf
- Pope Leo III: Rome
- Abu Nuwas: Ahvaz
- Harun al-Rashid: Ray
- Al-Shafi'i: Gaza City
- Pope Paschal I: Rome
- Pope Eugene II: Rome
- Louis the Pious: Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Baghdad
- Adi Shankara: Kalady
- Pope Leo IV: Rome
- Pope Adrian II: Rome
- Pope Gregory IV: Rome
- Al-Kindi: Basra
- Pope Benedict III: Rome
- Muhammad al-Bukhari: Bukhara
- Pope Formosus: Rome
- Pope John VIII: Rome
- Charles the Bald: Frankfurt
- Alfred the Great: Wantage
- Pope Marinus I: Gallese
- Pope Nicholas I: Rome
- Pope John IX: Tivoli
- Pope Stephen IV: Rome
- Pope Sergius II: Rome
- Pope Valentine: Rome
- Pope Theodore II: Rome
- Malik ibn Anas: Medina
- Charles the Fat: Neudingen
- Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj: Nishapur
- Al-Tabari: Amol
- Lothair I: Altdorf
- Irene of Athens: Athens
- Rabia Basri: Basra
- Alcuin: York
- John Scotus Eriugena: Ireland
- Al-Ma'mun: Baghdad
- Nikephoros I: Pisidia
- Bai Juyi: Xinzheng
- Al-Jahiz: Basra
- Ecgberht, King of Wessex: Kingdom of Wessex
- Han Yu: Meng Prefecture
- Ali al-Rida: Medina
- Michael I Rangabe: Constantinople
- Leo V the Armenian: Ostikanate of Arminiya
- Paul the Deacon: Cividale del Friuli
- Constantine VI: Constantinople
- Michael II: Amorium
- Abd ar-Rahman II: Toledo
- Musa al-Kazim: Al-Abwa
- Krum: First Bulgarian Empire
- Kūkai: Zentsū-ji Temple
- Al-Mu'tasim: Khuld Palace
- Theophanes the Confessor: Constantinople
- Babak Khorramdin: Ardabil
- Al-Amin: Al-Rusafa
- Emperor Kanmu: Heijō-kyō
- Hisham I of Córdoba: Córdoba
- Alfonso II of Asturias: Oviedo
Compare Rabanus Maurus
The 68 best-known contemporaries
68 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Rabanus Maurus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 823.
- Charlemagne c. AD 744 – AD 814
- Al-Khwarizmi c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
- Abu Nuwas c. AD 759 – AD 814
- Alfred the Great AD 849 – c. AD 899
- Jabir ibn Hayyan AD 721 – AD 815
- Harun al-Rashid AD 766 – AD 809
- Adi Shankara c. AD 788 – c. AD 821
- Pope Leo III AD 750 – c. AD 816
- Louis the Pious AD 778 – AD 840
- Al-Kindi c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
- Charles the Bald AD 823 – AD 877
- Pope Adrian I AD 700 – AD 795
- Muhammad al-Bukhari AD 810 – AD 870
- Pope Gregory IV c. AD 795 – AD 844
- Pope John VIII c. AD 820 – AD 882
- Al-Shafi'i AD 767 – AD 820
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal AD 780 – AD 855
- Pope Adrian II AD 792 – AD 872
- Pope Leo IV c. AD 790 – AD 855
- Pope Formosus c. AD 816 – AD 896
- Pope Paschal I c. AD 775 – AD 824
- Pope Eugene II c. AD 780 – AD 827
- Pope Benedict III c. AD 810 – AD 858
- Pope Marinus I AD 830 – AD 884
- Pope Nicholas I c. AD 820 – AD 867
- Pope John IX c. AD 840 – AD 900
- Pope Stephen IV c. AD 770 – AD 817
- Pope Sergius II c. AD 790 – AD 847
- Pope Valentine c. AD 780 – AD 827
- Pope Theodore II AD 840 – AD 897
- Malik ibn Anas c. AD 711 – AD 795
- Charles the Fat c. AD 836 – AD 888
- Rurik AD 830 – AD 879
- Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj AD 821 – AD 875
- Al-Tabari c. AD 839 – AD 922
- Lothair I AD 795 – AD 855
- Irene of Athens c. AD 752 – AD 803
- Rabia Basri 710s – AD 801
- Alcuin c. AD 740 – AD 804
- John Scotus Eriugena 800s – AD 877
- Louis the German c. AD 806 – AD 876
- Arnulf of Carinthia c. AD 850 – AD 899
- Al-Ma'mun c. AD 786 – c. AD 833
- Nikephoros I c. AD 750 – AD 811
- Bai Juyi AD 772 – AD 846
- Al-Jahiz AD 775 – c. AD 869
- Ecgberht, King of Wessex AD 771 – AD 839
- Han Yu AD 768 – AD 824
- Ali al-Rida AD 770 – AD 818
- Michael I Rangabe c. AD 770 – AD 844
- Leo V the Armenian AD 775 – AD 820
- Paul the Deacon c. AD 720 – c. AD 799
- Constantine VI AD 771 – c. AD 798
- Michael II AD 770 – AD 829
- Staurakios AD 775 – AD 812
- Abd ar-Rahman II AD 792 – AD 852
- Musa al-Kazim AD 745 – c. AD 799
- Krum AD 755 – AD 814
- Einhard c. AD 774 – AD 840
- Kūkai AD 774 – AD 835
- Al-Mu'tasim AD 796 – AD 842
- Theophanes the Confessor AD 759 – AD 817
- Babak Khorramdin AD 798 – AD 838
- Pepin of Italy AD 777 – AD 810
- Al-Amin AD 787 – AD 813
- Emperor Kanmu AD 737 – AD 806
- Hisham I of Córdoba AD 757 – AD 796
- Alfonso II of Asturias AD 759 – AD 842