Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Henry Dunant alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Henry Dunant were alive at the same time for 54 years, from 1828 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 10 when Henry Dunant was born.

Henry Dunant was 54 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Henry Dunant

Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross

Born 8 May 1828 · died 30 October 1910, aged 82

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