Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Johannes Diderik van der Waals alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Johannes Diderik van der Waals were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1837 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 19 when Johannes Diderik van der Waals was born.

Johannes Diderik van der Waals was 45 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Johannes Diderik van der Waals

Dutch physicist

Born 23 November 1837 · died 8 March 1923, aged 85

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Karl Marx and Johannes Diderik van der Waals 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.