Who Was Alive

Were Tycho Brahe and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time?

Yes. Tycho Brahe and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1564 to 1601.

Tycho Brahe was 17 when Galileo Galilei was born.

Galileo Galilei was 37 when Tycho Brahe died, aged 54.

Tycho Brahe

Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601

Born 14 December 1546 · died 24 October 1601, aged 54

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

Born 15 February 1564 · died 8 January 1642, aged 77

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Tycho Brahe
  4. Galileo Galilei
  5. William Shakespeare
  6. René Descartes
  7. Molière
Tycho Brahe and Galileo Galilei 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.