Who Was Alive

Were Saadi and Thomas Aquinas alive at the same time?

Yes. Saadi and Thomas Aquinas were alive at the same time for 48 or 49 years, from 1225 to 1274.

Saadi

Persian poet

Born c. 1210 · died 9 December 1292

Thomas Aquinas

Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church

Born 1225 · died 7 March 1274, aged 48 or 49

  1. Genghis Khan
  2. Francis of Assisi
  3. Rumi
  4. Saadi
  5. Thomas Aquinas
  6. Marco Polo
  7. Dante Alighieri
Saadi and Thomas Aquinas 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.