Karl Marx & Oscar Wilde

Did Karl Marx and Oscar Wilde live at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Oscar Wilde lived at the same time for 29 years, from 1854 to 1883.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Karl Marx · Oscar Wilde · Born in 1818 · Born in 1854

Karl Marx

Philosophy & Thought

Das Kapital, Communist Manifesto

Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray, wit and charm

18181900

Karl Marx

Oscar Wilde

Karl Marx

Philosophy & Thought

Born in Trier

Died in London

Oscar Wilde

Literature

Born in Dublin

Died in Paris

World Events During Their Overlap

1859 Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species

1861 American Civil War begins

1865 Abolition of slavery in the United States

1869 Suez Canal opens

1871 Unification of Germany

1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone

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Sources

Karl Marx — Wikipedia
Karl Marx (Q9061) — Wikidata
Oscar Wilde — Wikipedia
Oscar Wilde (Q30875) — Wikidata