Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Ernst Mach alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Ernst Mach were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1838 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 19 when Ernst Mach was born.

Ernst Mach was 45 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Ernst Mach

Austrian physicist

Born 18 February 1838 · died 19 February 1916, aged 78

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Karl Marx and Ernst Mach 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.