Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Santiago Ramón y Cajal alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Santiago Ramón y Cajal were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1852 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 33 when Santiago Ramón y Cajal was born.

Santiago Ramón y Cajal was 30 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Spanish scientist

Born 1 May 1852 · died 17 October 1934, aged 82

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Santiago Ramón y Cajal
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
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Karl Marx and Santiago Ramón y Cajal 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.