Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Emma Goldman alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Emma Goldman were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1869 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 51 when Emma Goldman was born.

Emma Goldman was 13 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Emma Goldman

Russian-born American anarchist

Born 27 June 1869 · died 14 May 1940, aged 70

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  4. Emma Goldman
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
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Karl Marx and Emma Goldman 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.