Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Henri Barbusse alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Henri Barbusse were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1873 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 55 when Henri Barbusse was born.

Henri Barbusse was 9 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Henri Barbusse

French author

Born 17 May 1873 · died 30 August 1935, aged 62

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Henri Barbusse
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
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Karl Marx and Henri Barbusse 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.