Who Was Alive

Were Snorri Sturluson and Thomas Aquinas alive at the same time?

Yes. Snorri Sturluson and Thomas Aquinas were alive at the same time for 15 or 16 years, from 1225 to 1241.

Thomas Aquinas was 15 or 16 when Snorri Sturluson died, aged 61 or 62.

Snorri Sturluson

Snorri Sturluson

Historian and poet

Born 1179 · died 23 September 1241, aged 61 or 62

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

Italian friar and philosopher

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

  1. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  2. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  3. Snorri Sturluson, 1179 – 1241
  4. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  5. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  6. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  7. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  8. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Snorri Sturluson and Thomas Aquinas 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 Snorri Sturluson and Thomas Aquinas were born

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