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Charles Dickens & Karl Marx

Did Charles Dickens and Karl Marx live at the same time?

Yes. Charles Dickens and Karl Marx lived at the same time for 52 years, from 1818 to 1870.[1][2][3][4]

Charles Dickens · Karl Marx · Born in 1812 · Born in 1818

Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
1812–1870
Literature
A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist
Karl Marx
Karl Marx
1818–1883
Philosophy & Thought
Das Kapital, Communist Manifesto
18121883
Charles Dickens
Karl Marx
Charles Dickens
Literature
Born in Landport
Died in Gads Hill Place
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
1861 American Civil War begins
1865 Abolition of slavery in the United States
1869 Suez Canal opens

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Karl Marx & Richard Wagner
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Sources

  1. Charles Dickens — Wikipedia
  2. Charles Dickens (Q5686) — Wikidata
  3. Karl Marx — Wikipedia
  4. Karl Marx (Q9061) — Wikidata