Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Edward VII alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Edward VII were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1841 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 23 when Edward VII was born.

Edward VII was 41 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Edward VII

King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910

Born 9 November 1841 · died 6 May 1910, aged 68

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