Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Edvard Grieg alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Edvard Grieg were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1843 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 25 when Edvard Grieg was born.

Edvard Grieg was 39 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Edvard Grieg

Norwegian composer and pianist

Born 15 June 1843 · died 4 September 1907, aged 64

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