Georg Simon Ohm · Karl Marx Were Georg Simon Ohm and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Georg Simon Ohm and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1818 to 1854. Georg Simon Ohm was 29 when Karl Marx was born.Karl Marx was 36 when Georg Simon Ohm died, aged 65. Georg Simon OhmGerman physicist and mathematicianBorn 16 March 1789 · died 6 July 1854, aged 65Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonGeorg Simon OhmAbraham LincolnCharles DarwinKarl MarxLeo TolstoyMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Georg Simon Ohm 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.