Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Heike Kamerlingh Onnes alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Heike Kamerlingh Onnes were alive at the same time for 29 years, from 1853 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 35 when Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was born.

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was 29 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

Dutch physicist, Nobel prize winner

Born 21 September 1853 · died 21 February 1926, aged 72

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Karl Marx and Heike Kamerlingh Onnes 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.