Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Svante August Arrhenius alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Svante August Arrhenius were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1859 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 40 when Svante August Arrhenius was born.

Svante August Arrhenius was 24 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Svante August Arrhenius

Swedish astronomer, chemist and physicist

Born 19 February 1859 · died 2 October 1927, aged 68

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Karl Marx and Svante August Arrhenius 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.