Karl Marx [a] (German: [kaʁl ˈmaʁks]; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German-born philosopher, political theorist, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.

Apr 8, 2025 · Karl Marx (1818–83) was a revolutionary, socialist, historian, and economist who wrote the works, including Das Kapital and (with Friedrich Engels) The Communist Manifesto, that formed the basis of the body of thought and belief known as Marxism.

Aug 26, 2003 · Karl Marx (1818–1883) is often treated as an activist rather than a philosopher, a revolutionary whose works inspired the foundation of communist regimes in the twentieth century.

Nov 9, 2009 · Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a German philosopher and economist who became a social revolutionary as co-author of "The Communist Manifesto."

Aug 8, 2023 · German philosopher and revolutionary socialist Karl Marx published 'The Communist Manifesto' and 'Das Kapital,' anticapitalistic works that form the basis of Marxism.

Feb 13, 2024 · Karl Marx was a German philosopher who, in the 19th century, began exploring the relationship between the economy and the people who work within the economic system. The basic idea of Marx’s theory is that society is characterized by the struggle between the workers and those in charge.

Karl Marx, (born May 5, 1818, Trier, Rhine province, Prussia [Ger.]—died March 14, 1883, London, Eng.), German political philosopher, economic theorist, and revolutionary.

May 7, 2024 · Karl Marx was a 19th-century philosopher, author, and economist famous for his ideas about capitalism and communism. He was the father of Marxism.

Sep 19, 2024 · Karl Marx (May 5, 1818–March 14, 1883), a Prussian political economist, journalist, and activist, and author of the seminal works, "The Communist Manifesto" and "Das Kapital," influenced generations of political leaders and socioeconomic thinkers.

Apr 8, 2025 · Karl Marx - Revolutionary, Communism, Socialism: At Marx’s funeral in Highgate Cemetery, Engels declared that Marx had made two great discoveries, the law of development of human history and the law of motion of bourgeois society. …