Who Was Alive

Were Michel de Montaigne and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time?

Yes. Michel de Montaigne and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1564 to 1592.

Michel de Montaigne was 30 when Galileo Galilei was born.

Galileo Galilei was 28 when Michel de Montaigne died, aged 59.

Michel de Montaigne

French author, philosopher, and statesman

Born 28 February 1533 · died 13 September 1592, aged 59

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

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

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Martin Luther
  3. Michel de Montaigne
  4. Miguel de Cervantes
  5. Galileo Galilei
  6. William Shakespeare
  7. René Descartes
  8. Molière
Michel de Montaigne 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.