Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky were alive at the same time for 42 years, from 1840 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 22 when Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was 42 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Russian composer

Born 25 April 1840 (Julian calendar) · died 25 October 1893 (Julian calendar), aged 53

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Karl Marx and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 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.