Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Nikola Tesla alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Nikola Tesla were alive at the same time for 26 years, from 1856 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 38 when Nikola Tesla was born.

Nikola Tesla was 26 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Nikola Tesla

Serbian-American engineer and inventor

Born 10 July 1856 · died 7 January 1943, aged 86

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Karl Marx and Nikola Tesla 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.