Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were alive at the same time for 62 years, from 1820 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 2 when Friedrich Engels was born.

Friedrich Engels was 62 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Friedrich Engels

German philosopher, sociologist and economist

Born 28 November 1820 · died 5 August 1895, aged 74

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  2. Abraham Lincoln
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  4. Friedrich Engels
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels 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.