Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Albert Abraham Michelson alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Albert Abraham Michelson were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1852 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 34 when Albert Abraham Michelson was born.

Albert Abraham Michelson was 30 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Albert Abraham Michelson

American physicist

Born 19 December 1852 · died 9 May 1931, aged 78

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Karl Marx and Albert Abraham Michelson 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.