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Karl Marx & Otto von Bismarck

Did Karl Marx and Otto von Bismarck live at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Otto von Bismarck lived at the same time for 65 years, from 1818 to 1883.[1][2][3][4]

Karl Marx · Otto von Bismarck · Born in 1818 · Born in 1815

Karl Marx
Karl Marx
1818–1883
Philosophy & Thought
Das Kapital, Communist Manifesto
Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck
1815–1898
Politics & Leadership
Unified Germany, the Iron Chancellor
18151898
Karl Marx
Otto von Bismarck
Karl Marx
Philosophy & Thought
Born in Trier
Died in London
Otto von Bismarck
Politics & Leadership
Born in Schönhausen (Elbe)
Died in Friedrichsruh

World Events During Their Overlap

1825 First public railway opens in England
1833 Slavery abolished in British Empire
1838 First photograph of a person taken
1848 Revolutions of 1848 sweep Europe
1853 Crimean War begins
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

  1. Karl Marx — Wikipedia
  2. Karl Marx (Q9061) — Wikidata
  3. Otto von Bismarck — Wikipedia
  4. Otto von Bismarck (Q8442) — Wikidata