Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Fyodor Dostoyevsky alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Fyodor Dostoyevsky were alive at the same time for 59 years, from 1821 to 1881.

Karl Marx was 3 when Fyodor Dostoyevsky was born.

Karl Marx was 62 when Fyodor Dostoyevsky died, aged 59.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Russian novelist

Born 30 October 1821 (Julian calendar) · died 28 January 1881 (Julian calendar), aged 59

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Karl Marx and Fyodor Dostoyevsky 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.