Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Gabriel Lippmann alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Gabriel Lippmann were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1845 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 27 when Gabriel Lippmann was born.

Gabriel Lippmann was 37 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French

Born 16 August 1845 · died 13 July 1921, aged 75

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  3. Karl Marx
  4. Gabriel Lippmann
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  6. Vladimir Lenin
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Karl Marx and Gabriel Lippmann 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.