Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and Theodor Herzl alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Theodor Herzl were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 1860 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 41 when Theodor Herzl was born.

Theodor Herzl was 22 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

Theodor Herzl

Father of modern political Zionism

Born 2 May 1860 · died 3 July 1904, aged 44

  1. Napoleon
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Karl Marx
  4. Theodor Herzl
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
  8. Adolf Hitler
Karl Marx and Theodor Herzl 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.