Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Carlyle and Karl Marx alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Carlyle and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 62 years, from 1818 to 1881.

Thomas Carlyle was 22 when Karl Marx was born.

Karl Marx was 62 when Thomas Carlyle died, aged 85.

Thomas Carlyle

Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher

Born 4 December 1795 · died 5 February 1881, aged 85

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

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Thomas Carlyle 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.