Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Karl Marx and Gustav Mahler were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 1860 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 42 when Gustav Mahler was born.

Gustav Mahler was 22 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Gustav Mahler

Austrian late-Romantic composer

Born 7 July 1860 · died 18 May 1911, aged 50

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Karl Marx and Gustav Mahler 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.