Who Was Alive

Were Karl Marx and William James alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and William James were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1842 to 1883.

Karl Marx was 23 when William James was born.

William James was 41 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

William James

American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist

Born 11 January 1842 · died 26 August 1910, aged 68

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