Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart were alive at the same time, from c. 1260 to 1274.

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

Italian friar and philosopher

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

Meister Eckhart

Meister Eckhart

German philosopher and theologian

Born c. 1260 · died c. 1328

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  3. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  4. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  5. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  6. Meister Eckhart, c. 1260 – c. 1328
  7. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  8. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  9. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart 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 Aquinas and Meister Eckhart were born

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