Hafez · Geoffrey Chaucer Were Hafez and Geoffrey Chaucer alive at the same time? Yes. Hafez and Geoffrey Chaucer were alive at the same time, from c. 1343 to 1389–1390. HafezPersian poet and mysticBorn c. 1325 · died 1389–1390Geoffrey Chaucer14th century English poet and authorBorn c. 1343 · died c. 1400 Ibn BattutaPetrarchHafezIbn KhaldunTimurGeoffrey Chaucer Hafez and Geoffrey Chaucer 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.