Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1844 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 25 when Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was born.

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was 38 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Russian composer

Born 6 March 1844 (Julian calendar) · died 21 June 1908, aged 64

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Karl Marx and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 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.