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Karl Marx
He spent his life in poverty writing about the workers' revolution, died before it happened, and his ideas were used to justify revolutions he never imagined by leaders he would never have trusted.
1818–1883
Life Journey
A life of ideas, exile and lasting influence
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1818
Birth in Trier
Karl Marx was born into a middle-class family, where early exposure to law and philosophy shaped his intellectual curiosity.
