Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Sully Prudhomme alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Sully Prudhomme were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 1839 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 20 when Sully Prudhomme was born.

Sully Prudhomme was 43 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Sully Prudhomme

French poet, Nobel prize for literature winner 1901

Born 16 March 1839 · died 7 September 1907, aged 68

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  6. Vladimir Lenin
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Karl Marx and Sully Prudhomme 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.