Mechthild of Magdeburg

Mechthild of Magdeburg, a Beguine, was a Catholic Christian mystic of the Middle Ages whose book, Das fließende Licht der Gottheit, is a compendium of visions, prayers, dialogues and mystical accounts. She was the first mystic to write in Low German.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dates from Wikidata (CC0)

Who was born first?

• Mechthild of Magdeburg and Rumi were born the same year
• Mechthild of Magdeburg was born 6 years after Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
• Mechthild of Magdeburg was born 6 years before Fakhr-al-Din Iraqi
• Mechthild of Magdeburg was born 7 years after Dōgen
• Mechthild of Magdeburg was born 7 years after Villard de Honnecourt

Timeline

1. DōgenJanuary 19, 1200 – September 29, 1253
2. Villard de Honnecourt1200–1250
3. Nasir al-Din al-TusiFebruary 18, 1201 – June 26, 1274
4. Mechthild of Magdeburg (this page)circa 1207 – 1282
5. RumiSeptember 30, 1207 – December 17, 1273
6. Fakhr-al-Din Iraqicirca 1213 – 1289

Related

• Aristotle384–322 BC
• Confuciuscirca 551 BC – circa 479 BC
• Karl MarxMay 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883
• Plato420s BC – 340s BC
• Mahatma GandhiOctober 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948
• Leo TolstoyAugust 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910
• Socratescirca 470 BC – 399 BC
• Dante Alighiericirca 1265 – September 14, 1321