Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Emperor Meiji alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Emperor Meiji were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1852 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 34 when Emperor Meiji was born.

Emperor Meiji was 30 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Emperor Meiji

Emperor of Japan from 1867 until 1912

Born 3 November 1852 · died 30 July 1912, aged 59

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Emperor Meiji
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
  9. Ronald Reagan
Karl Marx and Emperor Meiji 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.