Karl Marx & Søren Kierkegaard

Did Karl Marx and Søren Kierkegaard live at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Søren Kierkegaard lived at the same time for 37 years, from 1818 to 1855.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Karl Marx · Søren Kierkegaard · Born in 1818 · Born in 1813

Karl Marx

Philosophy & Thought

Das Kapital, Communist Manifesto

Søren Kierkegaard

Søren Kierkegaard

Philosophy & Thought

Danish philosopher, father of existentialism

18131883

Karl Marx

Søren Kierkegaard

Karl Marx

Philosophy & Thought

Born in Trier

Died in London

Søren Kierkegaard

Philosophy & Thought

Born in Copenhagen

Died in Copenhagen

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

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Sources

Karl Marx — Wikipedia
Karl Marx (Q9061) — Wikidata
Søren Kierkegaard — Wikipedia
Søren Kierkegaard (Q6512) — Wikidata