Alessandro Manzoni · Karl Marx Were Alessandro Manzoni and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Alessandro Manzoni and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1818 to 1873. Alessandro Manzoni was 33 when Karl Marx was born.Karl Marx was 55 when Alessandro Manzoni died, aged 88. Alessandro ManzoniItalian writer and poetBorn 7 March 1785 · died 22 May 1873, aged 88Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonAlessandro ManzoniAbraham LincolnKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Alessandro Manzoni and Karl Marx 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.