Karl Marx

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Karl Marx

Portrait of Karl Marx.
Born
Karl Heinrich Marx

(1818-Template:MONTHNUMBER-05)5 1818
Trier, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Died 14 March 1883(1883-03-14) (aged 64)
London, United Kingdom
Nationality Prussian (1818–1845)
Stateless (after 1845)
Known for Founder of Marxism
Field of study Philosophy, science, political economy, history

Karl Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a century German philosopher, economist, historian, journalist and communist revolutionary who, with the assistance of his friend Friedrich Engels, enumerated upon the societal trends and laws, refined a materialist conception of history, and developed the framework known as Marxism. He is considered the founder and first classic of Marxism.

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