Who Was Alive

Were Galileo Galilei and John Amos Comenius alive at the same time?

Yes. Galileo Galilei and John Amos Comenius were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1592 to 1642.

Galileo Galilei was 28 when John Amos Comenius was born.

John Amos Comenius was 49 when Galileo Galilei died, aged 77.

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

John Amos Comenius

Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer

Born 28 March 1592 · died 15 November 1670, aged 78

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. John Amos Comenius
  6. René Descartes
  7. Molière
  8. Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei and John Amos Comenius 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.