Évariste Galois · Karl Marx Were Évariste Galois and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Évariste Galois and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1818 to 1832. Évariste Galois was 6 when Karl Marx was born.Karl Marx was 14 when Évariste Galois died, aged 20. Évariste GaloisFrench mathematicianBorn 25 October 1811 · died 31 May 1832, aged 20Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonAbraham LincolnCharles DarwinÉvariste GaloisKarl MarxLeo TolstoyMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Évariste Galois 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.