Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Gerhart Hauptmann alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Gerhart Hauptmann were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 1862 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 44 when Gerhart Hauptmann was born.

Gerhart Hauptmann was 20 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Gerhart Hauptmann

German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912

Born 15 November 1862 · died 6 June 1946, aged 83

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Karl Marx and Gerhart Hauptmann 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.