Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Rainer Maria Rilke alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Rainer Maria Rilke were alive at the same time for 7 years, from 1875 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 57 when Rainer Maria Rilke was born.

Rainer Maria Rilke was 7 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Rainer Maria Rilke

Austrian poet and writer

Born 4 December 1875 · died 29 December 1926, aged 51

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  3. Karl Marx
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Rainer Maria Rilke
  7. Albert Einstein
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Karl Marx and Rainer Maria Rilke 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.