Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Gregor Mendel alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Gregor Mendel were alive at the same time for 60 years, from 1822 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 4 when Gregor Mendel was born.

Gregor Mendel was 60 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Gregor Mendel

Moravian scientist and Augustinian friar

Born 20 July 1822 · died 6 January 1884, aged 61

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Gregor Mendel
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
Karl Marx and Gregor Mendel 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.