Who Was Alive

Were René Descartes and Evangelista Torricelli alive at the same time?

Yes. René Descartes and Evangelista Torricelli were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1608 to 1647.

René Descartes was 12 when Evangelista Torricelli was born.

René Descartes was 51 when Evangelista Torricelli died, aged 39.

René Descartes

French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist

Born 31 March 1596 · died 11 February 1650, aged 53

Evangelista Torricelli

Italian physicist and mathematician

Born 15 October 1608 · died 25 October 1647, aged 39

  1. Miguel de Cervantes
  2. Galileo Galilei
  3. William Shakespeare
  4. René Descartes
  5. Evangelista Torricelli
  6. Molière
  7. Isaac Newton
René Descartes and Evangelista Torricelli in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.