Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Robert Koch alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Robert Koch were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1843 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 25 when Robert Koch was born.

Robert Koch was 39 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Robert Koch

German physician, bacteriologist

Born 11 December 1843 · died 27 May 1910, aged 66

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Robert Koch
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
Karl Marx and Robert Koch 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.