Who Was Alive

Were Theodor Mommsen and Karl Marx alive at the same time?

Yes. Theodor Mommsen and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 64 years, from 1818 to 1883.

Theodor Mommsen was under a year old when Karl Marx was born.

Theodor Mommsen was 65 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Theodor Mommsen

German classical scholar and historian

Born 30 November 1817 · died 1 November 1903, aged 85

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

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