Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Pierre Curie alive at the same time?

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

Karl Marx was 41 when Pierre Curie was born.

Pierre Curie was 23 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Pierre Curie

French physicist and chemist

Born 15 May 1859 · died 19 April 1906, aged 46

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  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Pierre Curie
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
Karl Marx and Pierre Curie 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.