Anselm of Canterbury
11th‑century Benedictine monk, Archbishop of Canterbury, philosopher and theologian
Born c. 1033 · died 21–28 April 1109
Who was alive at the same time as Anselm of Canterbury?
When Anselm of Canterbury died, Peter Abelard was 29 or 30.
Born during Anselm of Canterbury’s lifetime: Omar Khayyám, Al-Ghazali, Hildegard of Bingen, Peter Abelard and Bernard of Clairvaux.
Not quite contemporaries: Ferdowsi died 8 years before Anselm of Canterbury was born, Leif Erikson died 8 years before Anselm of Canterbury was born and Frederick Barbarossa was born 13 years after Anselm of Canterbury died.