Who Was Alive

Were Galileo Galilei and François de La Rochefoucauld alive at the same time?

Yes. Galileo Galilei and François de La Rochefoucauld were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1613 to 1642.

Galileo Galilei was 49 when François de La Rochefoucauld was born.

François de La Rochefoucauld was 28 when Galileo Galilei died, aged 77.

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

François de La Rochefoucauld

French author of maxims and memoirs

Born 15 September 1613 · died 17 March 1680, aged 66

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. René Descartes
  6. François de La Rochefoucauld
  7. Molière
  8. Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei and François de La Rochefoucauld 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.