Who Was Alive

Were Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord and Karl Marx alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 21 years, from 1818 to 1839.

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord was 64 when Karl Marx was born.

Karl Marx was 21 when Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord died, aged 85.

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

French diplomat

Born 2 February 1754 · died 17 May 1839, aged 85

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord 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.