Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky were alive at the same time for 25 years, from 1857 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 39 when Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was born.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was 25 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory

Born 5 September 1857 (Julian calendar) · died 19 September 1935, aged 78

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Karl Marx and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky 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.