Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Alexander Borodin alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Alexander Borodin were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1833 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 15 when Alexander Borodin was born.

Alexander Borodin was 49 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Alexander Borodin

Russian composer, doctor and chemist

Born 31 October 1833 (Julian calendar) · died 15 February 1887 (Julian calendar), aged 53

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Alexander Borodin
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
Karl Marx and Alexander Borodin 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.