Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and L. L. Zamenhof alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and L. L. Zamenhof were alive at the same time for 23 years, from 1859 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 41 when L. L. Zamenhof was born.

L. L. Zamenhof was 23 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

L. L. Zamenhof

Polish-Jewish physician and inventor of Esperanto

Born 15 December 1859 · died 14 April 1917, aged 57

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Karl Marx and L. L. Zamenhof 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.