Philosophers of the Middle Ages
The atlas holds 14 people and 214 moments here, from 701 to 1406. The most recorded lives are Petrarch, Li Bai and Dante Alighieri.
Notable people
Petrarch
from 1304 to 1374
38 moments here
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…
Li Bai
from 701 to 762
27 moments here
Li Bai (701–762), also known as Li Bo or Li Po, was a major Tang-dynasty Chinese poet. His surviving biography documents a childhood relocation to…
Dante Alighieri
from 1265 to 1321
26 moments here
Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…
Thomas Aquinas
from 1225 to 1274
21 moments here
Italian Dominican friar, priest, theologian, and philosopher. His documented movements connected family residences in southern Italy, Dominican and…
Avicenna
from 980 to 1037
17 moments here
Ibn Sina (Avicenna; c. 980–22 June 1037) was a Persian philosopher, physician, and court official.…
Geoffrey Chaucer
from 1359 to 1400
16 moments here
English poet, courtier, diplomat, and civil servant, best known for The Canterbury Tales. His documented career included military service in France,…
Ibn Khaldun
from 1332 to 1406
15 moments here
Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…
Al-Ghazali
from 1058 to 1111
14 moments here
Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali was a Persian Sunni jurist, theologian, philosopher, logician, and mystic.…
Rumi
from 1207 to 1273
9 moments here
Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi was a Persian-language poet, jurist, teacher, and Sufi mystic. Born at Wakhsh in the Khwarazmian Empire, he moved with his…
Al-Biruni
from 973 to 1048
9 moments here
Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni was a Khwarazmian polymath whose documented movements connect Kath and Khwarazm, Bukhara, Gurgan, Gurganj,…
Murasaki Shikibu
from 973 to 1013
8 moments here
Japanese novelist, poet, and lady-in-waiting of the Heian court, best known for The Tale of Genji.…
Averroes
from 1126 to 1182
6 moments here
Averroes, also known as Ibn Rushd, was an Andalusian jurist, physician, philosopher, and commentator on Aristotle.…
Omar Khayyam
from 1048 to 1131
5 moments here
Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. The securely dated portions of his documented life place him in Nishapur,…
Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
from 780 to 825
3 moments here
Persian mathematician, astronomer, geographer, and author active under the Abbasid caliphs. Biographical evidence is exceptionally sparse and his…
Moments
- 701 Birth at Suyab Li Bai
- 705 Childhood relocation to Sichuan Li Bai
- 718 Retreat at Mount Dakuang Li Bai
- 724 Travel at Mount Emei Li Bai
- 725 Arrival at Nanjing Li Bai
- 725 Departure through Dongting Lake Li Bai
- 725 Journey to Yunmeng Li Bai
- 727 Marriage at Anlu Li Bai
- 730 Stay at Zhongnan Mountain Li Bai
- 730 Stop at Luoyang Li Bai
- 730 Visit to Taiyuan Li Bai
- 735 Court-martial intervention in Shanxi Li Bai
- 740 Move to Shandong Li Bai
- 740 Wandering in Jiangsu Li Bai
- 740 Wandering in Zhejiang Li Bai
- 742 Summoned to Chang'an court Li Bai
- 744 Departure from Chang'an court Li Bai
- 744 Meeting Du Fu at Luoyang Li Bai
- 744 Second marriage in Liangyuan Li Bai
- 745 Daoist ordination at Qizhou Li Bai
- 755 Refuge at Mount Lu Li Bai
- 757 Imprisonment at Jiujiang Li Bai
- 759 Pardon received at Wushan Li Bai
- 759 Passage through Baidicheng Li Bai
- 759 Return to Jiangxi Li Bai
- 762 Death at Dangtu Li Bai
- 762 Final stay at Dangtu Li Bai
- 780 Born in Khwarazm Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 820 Works at the House of Wisdom Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 825 Writes his algebra in Baghdad Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- 973 Birth in Heian-kyō Murasaki Shikibu
- 973 Birth at Kath Al-Biruni
- 980 Birth at Afshana Avicenna
- 995 Samanid patronage in Bukhara Al-Biruni
- 996 Journey with her father to Echizen Murasaki Shikibu
- 997 Lunar-eclipse observation at Kath Al-Biruni
- 998 Return to Kyoto before marriage Murasaki Shikibu
- 999 Departure from Bukhara Avicenna
- 999 Service at Gurganj Avicenna
- 1003 Court of Qabus at Gurgan Al-Biruni
- 1004 Lunar-eclipse observation at Jurjaniyya Al-Biruni
- 1008 Return with Shōshi to the Imperial Palace Murasaki Shikibu
- 1008 Imperial visit at Tsuchimikado Mansion Murasaki Shikibu
- 1009 Adviser at the Ma'munid court Al-Biruni
- 1009 Night journey to Enryaku-ji Murasaki Shikibu
- 1010 Fifty-days ceremony at the palace Murasaki Shikibu
- 1012 Westward journey through Abiward Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Jajarm Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Nasa Avicenna
- 1012 Westward journey through Samangan Avicenna