Who Was Alive

Were René Descartes and Matsuo Bashō alive at the same time?

Yes. René Descartes and Matsuo Bashō were alive at the same time for 5 or 6 years, from 1644 to 1650.

René Descartes was 47 or 48 when Matsuo Bashō was born.

Matsuo Bashō was 5 or 6 when René Descartes died, aged 53.

René Descartes

French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist

Born 31 March 1596 · died 11 February 1650, aged 53

Matsuo Bashō

Japanese poet

Born 1644 · died 28 November 1694, aged 49 or 50

  1. Miguel de Cervantes
  2. Galileo Galilei
  3. William Shakespeare
  4. René Descartes
  5. Molière
  6. Isaac Newton
  7. Matsuo Bashō
  8. Johann Sebastian Bach
  9. Voltaire
René Descartes and Matsuo Bashō 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.