Karl Marx & Thomas Edison

Did Karl Marx and Thomas Edison live at the same time?

Yes. Karl Marx and Thomas Edison lived at the same time for 36 years, from 1847 to 1883.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Karl Marx · Thomas Edison · Born in 1818 · Born in 1847

Karl Marx

Philosophy & Thought

Das Kapital, Communist Manifesto

Thomas Edison

Science & Invention

Light bulb, phonograph, 1000+ patents

18181931

Karl Marx

Thomas Edison

Karl Marx

Philosophy & Thought

Born in Trier

Died in London

Thomas Edison

Science & Invention

Born in Milan

Died in West Orange

World Events During Their Overlap

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

Karl Marx — Wikipedia
Karl Marx (Q9061) — Wikidata
Thomas Edison — Wikipedia
Thomas Edison (Q8743) — Wikidata