Karl Marx · Emily Dickinson Were Karl Marx and Emily Dickinson alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Emily Dickinson were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 1830 to 1883. Karl Marx was 12 when Emily Dickinson was born.Emily Dickinson was 52 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Emily DickinsonAmerican poetBorn 10 December 1830 · died 15 May 1886, aged 55 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxEmily DickinsonMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Karl Marx and Emily Dickinson 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.