Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Georg Cantor alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Georg Cantor were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1845 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 26 when Georg Cantor was born.

Georg Cantor was 38 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Georg Cantor

German mathematician, inventor of set theory

Born 3 March 1845 · died 6 January 1918, aged 72

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Karl Marx and Georg Cantor 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.