Eugène Delacroix · Karl Marx Were Eugène Delacroix and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Eugène Delacroix and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1818 to 1863. Eugène Delacroix was 20 when Karl Marx was born.Karl Marx was 45 when Eugène Delacroix died, aged 65. Eugène DelacroixFrench painterBorn 26 April 1798 · died 13 August 1863, aged 65Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonEugène DelacroixAbraham LincolnCharles DarwinKarl MarxLeo TolstoyMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Eugène Delacroix 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.