Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Becket and Averroes alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Becket and Averroes were alive at the same time for 44 years, from 1126 to 1170.

Averroes was 44 when Thomas Becket died.

Thomas Becket

Thomas Becket

English archbishop

Born c. 1119 · died 29 December 1170

Averroes

Averroes

Writer and philosopher

Born 14 April 1126 · died 10 December 1198, aged 72

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Thomas Becket, c. 1119 – 1170
  3. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  4. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  5. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  6. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  7. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Thomas Becket and Averroes 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 Becket and Averroes were born

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