Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Alphonse Daudet alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Alphonse Daudet were alive at the same time for 42 years, from 1840 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 22 when Alphonse Daudet was born.

Alphonse Daudet was 42 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Alphonse Daudet

French novelist, playwright, and poet

Born 13 May 1840 · died 16 December 1897, aged 57

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