Who Was Alive

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

Yes. William Herschel and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 4 years, from 1818 to 1822.

William Herschel was 79 when Karl Marx was born.

Karl Marx was 4 when William Herschel died, aged 83.

William Herschel

German-born British astronomer and composer

Born 15 November 1738 · died 25 August 1822, aged 83

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

  1. William Herschel
  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  3. Napoleon
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Mahatma Gandhi
  8. Vladimir Lenin
  9. Albert Einstein
William Herschel 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.