Alfred de Musset · Karl Marx Were Alfred de Musset and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Alfred de Musset and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1818 to 1857. Alfred de Musset was 7 when Karl Marx was born.Karl Marx was 38 when Alfred de Musset died, aged 46. Alfred de MussetFrench writerBorn 11 December 1810 · died 2 May 1857, aged 46Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonAbraham LincolnCharles DarwinAlfred de MussetKarl MarxLeo TolstoyMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Alfred de Musset 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.