Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Edmund Husserl alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Edmund Husserl were alive at the same time for 23 years, from 1859 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 40 when Edmund Husserl was born.

Edmund Husserl was 23 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Edmund Husserl

German philosopher, known as the father of phenomenology

Born 8 April 1859 · died 27 April 1938, aged 79

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Karl Marx and Edmund Husserl 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.