Who Was Alive

Were Roger Bacon and Thomas Aquinas alive at the same time?

Yes. Roger Bacon and Thomas Aquinas were alive at the same time for 48 or 49 years, from 1225 to 1274.

Roger Bacon

English polymath, philosopher and friar

Born c. 1220 · died 11 June 1292

Thomas Aquinas

Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church

Born 1225 · died 7 March 1274, aged 48 or 49

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  2. Francis of Assisi
  3. Rumi
  4. Roger Bacon
  5. Thomas Aquinas
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  7. Dante Alighieri
Roger Bacon and Thomas Aquinas 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.