Who Was Alive

Were Nicholas I of Russia and Karl Marx alive at the same time?

Yes. Nicholas I of Russia and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1818 to 1855.

Nicholas I of Russia was 21 when Karl Marx was born.

Karl Marx was 36 when Nicholas I of Russia died, aged 58.

Nicholas I of Russia

The 11th Emperor of Russia, 1825–1855

Born 25 June 1796 (Julian calendar) · died 18 February 1855 (Julian calendar), aged 58

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

  1. Napoleon
  2. Nicholas I of Russia
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Charles Darwin
  5. Karl Marx
  6. Leo Tolstoy
  7. Mahatma Gandhi
  8. Vladimir Lenin
  9. Albert Einstein
Nicholas I of Russia and Karl Marx 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.