Arthur Schopenhauer & Karl Marx

Did Arthur Schopenhauer and Karl Marx live at the same time?

Yes. Arthur Schopenhauer and Karl Marx lived at the same time for 42 years, from 1818 to 1860.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Arthur Schopenhauer · Karl Marx · Born in 1788 · Born in 1818

Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer

Philosophy & Thought

German philosopher of pessimism

Karl Marx

Philosophy & Thought

Das Kapital, Communist Manifesto

17881883

Arthur Schopenhauer

Karl Marx

Arthur Schopenhauer

Philosophy & Thought

Born in Gdańsk

Died in Frankfurt

Karl Marx

Philosophy & Thought

Born in Trier

Died in London

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

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Sources

Arthur Schopenhauer — Wikipedia
Arthur Schopenhauer (Q38193) — Wikidata
Karl Marx — Wikipedia
Karl Marx (Q9061) — Wikidata