Karl Marx · Carl Spitteler Were Karl Marx and Carl Spitteler alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Carl Spitteler were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1845 to 1883. Karl Marx was 26 when Carl Spitteler was born.Carl Spitteler was 37 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Carl SpittelerSwiss writerBorn 24 April 1845 · died 29 December 1924, aged 79 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxCarl SpittelerMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald Reagan Karl Marx and Carl Spitteler 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.