Who Was Alive

Were William Shakespeare and John Amos Comenius alive at the same time?

Yes. William Shakespeare and John Amos Comenius were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1592 to 1616.

William Shakespeare was 27 when John Amos Comenius was born.

John Amos Comenius was 24 when William Shakespeare died, aged 51 or 52.

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

Born April 1564 · died 23 April 1616 (Julian calendar), aged 51 or 52

John Amos Comenius

Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer

Born 28 March 1592 · died 15 November 1670, aged 78

  1. Miguel de Cervantes
  2. Francis Bacon
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. John Amos Comenius
  6. René Descartes
  7. Rembrandt
  8. Isaac Newton
William Shakespeare and John Amos Comenius 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.