Timur · Geoffrey Chaucer Were Timur and Geoffrey Chaucer alive at the same time? Yes. Timur and Geoffrey Chaucer were alive at the same time, from c. 1343 to c. 1400. TimurThe founder of the Timurid EmpireBorn 8–9 April 1336 · died 18–19 February 1405, aged 68Geoffrey Chaucer14th century English poet and authorBorn c. 1343 · died c. 1400 Ibn BattutaPetrarchHafezIbn KhaldunTimurGeoffrey Chaucer Timur 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.