Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Gottlob Frege alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Gottlob Frege were alive at the same time for 34 years, from 1848 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 30 when Gottlob Frege was born.

Gottlob Frege was 34 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Gottlob Frege

German philosopher, logician, and mathematician

Born 8 November 1848 · died 26 July 1925, aged 76

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Karl Marx and Gottlob Frege 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.