Karl Marx · August Strindberg Were Karl Marx and August Strindberg alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and August Strindberg were alive at the same time for 34 years, from 1849 to 1883. Karl Marx was 30 when August Strindberg was born.August Strindberg was 34 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64August StrindbergSwedish writer and painterBorn 22 January 1849 · died 14 May 1912, aged 63 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxAugust StrindbergMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald Reagan Karl Marx and August Strindberg 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.