Karl Marx · Verner von Heidenstam Were Karl Marx and Verner von Heidenstam alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Marx and Verner von Heidenstam were alive at the same time for 23 years, from 1859 to 1883. Karl Marx was 41 when Verner von Heidenstam was born.Verner von Heidenstam was 23 when Karl Marx died, aged 64. Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64Verner von HeidenstamSwedish writerBorn 6 July 1859 · died 20 May 1940, aged 80 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxVerner von HeidenstamMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald Reagan Karl Marx and Verner von Heidenstam 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.