Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Franz Joseph I of Austria alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Franz Joseph I of Austria were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 1830 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 12 when Franz Joseph I of Austria was born.

Franz Joseph I of Austria was 52 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Franz Joseph I of Austria

Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary

Born 18 August 1830 · died 21 November 1916, aged 86

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  4. Franz Joseph I of Austria
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Karl Marx and Franz Joseph I of Austria 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.