Who Was Alive

Were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Karl Marx alive at the same time?

Yes. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 63 years, from 1818 to 1882.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was 14 when Karl Marx was born.

Karl Marx was 63 when Ralph Waldo Emerson died, aged 78.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American philosopher

Born 25 May 1803 · died 27 April 1882, aged 78

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

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  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Karl Marx 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.