Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Rudolf Diesel alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Rudolf Diesel were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1858 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 39 when Rudolf Diesel was born.

Rudolf Diesel was 24 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Rudolf Diesel

German inventor and mechanical engineer

Born 18 March 1858 · died 30 September 1913, aged 55

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Karl Marx and Rudolf Diesel 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.