Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Gustav Klimt alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Gustav Klimt were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 1862 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 44 when Gustav Klimt was born.

Gustav Klimt was 20 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Gustav Klimt

Austrian symbolist painter

Born 14 July 1862 · died 6 February 1918, aged 55

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Karl Marx and Gustav Klimt 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.