Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Wilhelm Wien alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Wilhelm Wien were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 1864 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 45 when Wilhelm Wien was born.

Wilhelm Wien was 19 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Wilhelm Wien

German physicist

Born 13 January 1864 · died 30 August 1928, aged 64

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Karl Marx and Wilhelm Wien 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.