Who Was Alive

Were Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Karl Marx alive at the same time?

Yes. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 63 years, from 1818 to 1882.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was 11 when Karl Marx was born.

Karl Marx was 63 when Henry Wadsworth Longfellow died, aged 75.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

American poet and educator

Born 27 February 1807 · died 24 March 1882, aged 75

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

Born 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 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.