Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1852 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 34 when Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff was born.

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff was 30 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

Dutch physical and organic chemist

Born 30 August 1852 · died 1 March 1911, aged 58

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Karl Marx and Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff 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.