Who Was Alive

Were Thomas à Kempis and Joan of Arc alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas à Kempis and Joan of Arc were alive at the same time, from c. 1412 to 1431.

Thomas à Kempis

Thomas à Kempis

German canon

Born 1377–1383 · died 25 July 1471

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

French leader

Born c. 1412 · died 30 May 1431

  1. Jan Hus, c. 1375 – 1415
  2. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  3. Thomas à Kempis, c. 1381 – 1471
  4. Donatello, c. 1386 – 1466
  5. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  6. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  7. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  8. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  9. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  10. Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528

Thomas à Kempis and Joan of Arc 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 Thomas à Kempis and Joan of Arc were born

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