Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud alive at the same time?

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

Karl Marx was 38 when Sigmund Freud was born.

Sigmund Freud was 26 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Sigmund Freud

Austrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis

Born 6 May 1856 · died 23 September 1939, aged 83

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Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud 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.