Alessandro Volta · Karl Marx Were Alessandro Volta and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Alessandro Volta and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1818 to 1827. Alessandro Volta was 73 when Karl Marx was born.Karl Marx was 8 when Alessandro Volta died, aged 82. Alessandro VoltaItalian chemist and physicistBorn 18 February 1745 · died 5 March 1827, aged 82Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 Alessandro VoltaJohann Wolfgang von GoetheNapoleonAbraham LincolnCharles DarwinKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Alessandro Volta 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.