Harriet Beecher Stowe · Karl Marx Were Harriet Beecher Stowe and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Harriet Beecher Stowe and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 64 years, from 1818 to 1883. Harriet Beecher Stowe was 6 when Karl Marx was born.Harriet Beecher Stowe was 71 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Harriet Beecher StoweAmerican abolitionist and authorBorn 14 June 1811 · died 1 July 1896, aged 85Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonAbraham LincolnHarriet Beecher StoweKarl MarxMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf Hitler Harriet Beecher Stowe 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.