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Karl Marx
Karl Marx was a German philosopher, social and political theorist, economist, and revolutionary socialist. He developed the theory of historical materialism, analyzing class struggle under capitalism and predicting the system's overthrow by the proletariat in favour of communism. Marx co-authored The Communist Manifesto (1848) with Friedrich Engels, and undertook a critique of classical political…
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culture · German philosopher and socialist (1818–1883) · economist · journalist · historian · philosopher · sociologist · revolutionary · poet · politician · writer · also Karl Marx, Marx
Born 5 May 1818 · Died 14 March 1883 · Q9061
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2026· 18 entries
Now To Love: The Voice: Inside Ronan Keating and Richard Marx’s wives’ ‘awkward’ relationship
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Christian Post: The devil’s socialists: Karl Marx and the DSA
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PC Gamer: I played the economic simulator that could 'make a convert out of Karl Marx himself' to see if it could convert me
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Fox News: Socialist in Trump country gives Karl Marx vision thumbs-up before ducking key tax question
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Yahoo: Un socialista en territorio de Trump da el visto bueno a la visión de Karl Marx antes de eludir una pregunta clave sobre impuestos
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“What the bourgeoisie therefore produces, above all, are its own grave-diggers. Its fall and the victory of the proletariat are equally inevitable.”
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“Concerning the production of Consciousness”
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“One cannot say Marx died a failure.”
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Countercurrents: From Marx to Weber and Marcuse: Alienation, Rationalisation and the Continuing Critique of Capitalism
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Reconquista Radios: Karl Marx, filósofo alemán: "Los filósofos no han hecho más que interpretar de diversos modos el mundo; de lo que se trata es de transformarlo"
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Planet Rugby: Top 10 hookers in rugby: Springboks star Malcolm Marx tops chart from Ireland's carrying king and a French bruiser
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NOLA.com: Dr. Hausmann and Dr. Marx GI.jpeg
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The Advocate: Dr. Hausmann and Dr. Marx GI.jpeg
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An Injustice!: Marx on Technology and AI
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tvcubana.icrt.cu: Presiden Raúl y Díaz-Canel homenaje a Fidel en el Karl Marx
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São Paulo Secreto: A historic 1950s mansion in Pacaembu, featuring works by Burle Marx and Di Cavalcanti, will host a jazz festival with more than 40 artists in August
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The Labor Tribune: OPINION: They’re not voting for Karl Marx, they’re voting for a damn raise
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2024· 6 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “Kamala Harris’ frequent saying, “What can be, unburdened by what has been,” was borrowed from Karl Marx.” Unproven.
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Snopes rated the claim “Kamala Harris’ frequent saying, “What can be, unburdened by what has been,” was borrowed from Karl Marx.” Unproven.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Kamala Harris line unburdened by what has been is from Marx” No Evidence.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Karl Marx once said: “Accuse your enemy of what you are doing as you are doing it to create confusion.”” Incorrect Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “Karl Marx once said: “Accuse your enemy of what you are doing as you are doing it to create confusion.”” Incorrect Attribution.
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The Guardian: Marx in London! review – Dove’s opera is capital entertainment
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2021· 2 entries
BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “People in Karl Marx's birth city added details like coronavirus-shaped crown to his statue as an insult to China” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Germans mocked China by adding 'coronavirus crown' to Karl Marx statue” Altered Image.
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2020· 2 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “Joseph Buttigieg was a "Marxist professor" who "lauded" and "spoke fondly" of "The Communist Manifesto" written by Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx.” True.
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Snopes rated the claim “Joseph Buttigieg was a "Marxist professor" who "lauded" and "spoke fondly" of "The Communist Manifesto" written by Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx.” True.
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2018· 2 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “A zero value banknote was released in honor of Karl Marx's 200th birthday.” Mostly True.
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Snopes rated the claim “A zero value banknote was released in honor of Karl Marx's 200th birthday.” Mostly True.
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2017· 1 entry
The Young Karl Marx received good reviews for both its historical accuracy and its brio in dealing with intellectual life
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2016· 3 entries
Published “Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger” in Physical Review Letters — cited 11,729 times.
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“Economic Liberty as Anti-Flourishing: Marx and Especially His Followers”
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Published “Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger” in Physical Review Letters — cited 11,744 times.
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2013· 1 entry
UNESCO added two documents with Marx's handwriting to its Memory of the World International Register
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2009· 3 entries
Snopes rated the claim “A passage from Karl Marx's "Das Kapital" predicted that the economic crisis of 2008-09 would lead to communism.” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A passage from Karl Marx's "Das Kapital" predicted that the economic crisis of 2008-09 would lead to communism.” False.
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“Citation choisie pour le 4 août 2009.”
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2007· 1 entry
A retrodiagnosis of Marx's skin disease was made by dermatologist Sam Shuster of Newcastle University
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2004· 1 entry
“The discovery of gold and silver in America, the extirpation, enslavement and entombment in mines of the aboriginal population, the beginning of the conquest and looting of the East Indies, the turning of Africa into a warren for the commercial hunting of black-skins, signalized the rosy dawn of the era of capitalist production. These idyllic proceedings are the chief momenta of primitive accumulation.”
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1986· 1 entry
“must constantly look upon his labour-power as his own property, as his own commodity, and this he can do by placing it at the disposal of the buyer temporarily: for a definite period of time. By this means alone, can he avoid renouncing his rights of ownership over it.”
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1962· 1 entry
There were allegations that Marx fathered a son, Freddy, out of wedlock by his housekeeper, Helene Demuth, but the claim is disputed for lack of documented evidence
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1951· 1 entry
In London, but the complete unabridged edition of Theories of Surplus Value was published as the "fourth volume" of Das Kapital in 1963 and 1971 in Moscow
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1933· 1 entry
Career landmark: Nazi book burnings.
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1895· 1 entry
Engels left Marx's two surviving daughters a "significant portion" of his considerable estate, valued in 2024 at US$6
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1885· 1 entry
Under the name Capital II: The Process of Circulation of Capital
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1884· 1 entry
Under the title The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, partially based on Marx's notes to Lewis H
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1883· 11 entries
Died 1883-03-14.
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“Die Philosophen haben die Welt nur verschieden interpretiert, es kömmt drauf an, sie zu verändern. (niem.)”
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“Die Menschen machen ihre eigene Geschichte, aber sie machen sie nicht aus freien Stücken, nicht unter selbstgewählten, sondern unter unmittelbar vorgefundenen, gegebenen und überlieferten Umständen”
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“In der Praxis muß der Mensch die Wahrheit, das heißt die Wirklichkeit und Macht, die Diesseitigkeit seines Denkens beweisen.Der Streit über die Wirklichkeit oder Nichtwirklichkeit eines Denkens, das sich von der Praxis isolirt, ist eine rein scholastische Frage. (niem.)”
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“Das gesellschaftliche Leben ist wesentlich praktisch. Alle Mysterien, welche die Theorie zum Mystizismus verleiten, finden ihre rationelle Lösung in der menschlichen Praxis und im Begreifen dieser Praxis. (niem.)”
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“The executive of the modern State is but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie.”
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“Die Religion ist der Seufzer der bedrängten Kreatur, das Gemüt einer herzlosen Welt, wie sie der Geist geistloser Zustände ist. Sie ist das Opium des Volkes. (niem.)”
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“Nędza religijna jest jednocześnie wyrazem rzeczywistej nędzy i protestem przeciw nędzy rzeczywistej.”
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“Krytyka religii rozczarowuje człowieka po to, by myślał, działał, i kształtował swoją rzeczywistość jako rozczarowany człowiek, który odzyskał rozum, i się porusza wokół siebie samego, a więc wokół swojego prawdziwego słońca. Religia jest jedynie iluzorycznym słońcem, które się kręci wokół człowieka tak długo, jak on sam nie rusza się wokół samego siebie.”
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“The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles.”
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“Alle Emancipation ist Zurückführung der menschlichen Welt, der Verhältnisse, auf den Menschen selbst. (niem.)”
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1877· 2 entries
A serious nervous disorder appeared in 1877 and protracted insomnia was a consequence, which Marx fought with narcotics.
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And protracted insomnia was a consequence, which Marx fought with narcotics
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1872· 1 entry
Which Marx supported, led to the decline of the International
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1868· 1 entry
Dana set up a rival newspaper, the New York Sun, at which he was editor-in-chief
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1867· 2 entries
The first volume of Das Kapital was published, a work which critically analysed capital
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Wrote Engels: "I used to think the separation of Ireland from England impossible
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1864· 1 entry
Marx became involved in the International Workingmen's Association (known as the First International), to whose General Council he was elected at its inception in 1864
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1863· 2 entries
From 1863, Marx complained a lot about boils: "These are very frequent with liver patients and may be due to the same causes".
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Was forced to withdraw as a writer for the Tribune
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1859· 1 entry
Marx published A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, his first serious critique of political economy
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1852· 1 entry
Gave Marx and Engels grounds for optimism for revolutionary activity, yet this economy was seen as too immature for a capitalist revolution
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1849· 2 entries
His biographer Werner Blumenberg attributed it to liver and gall problems which Marx had in 1849 and from which he was never afterward free, exacerbated by an unsuitable lifestyle.
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And from which he was never afterward free, exacerbated by an unsuitable lifestyle
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1848· 4 entries
Wrote The Communist Manifesto, which lays out a programme for revolution
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Felt that the Communist League should encourage the working class to unite with progressive elements of the rising bourgeoisie to defeat the feudal aristocracy on issues involving demands for governmental reforms, suc
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“And your education! Is not that also social, and determined by the social conditions under which you educate, by the intervention, direct or indirect, of society, by means of schools, etc.? The Communists have not invented the intervention of society in education; they do but seek to alter the character of that intervention, and to rescue education from the influence of the ruling class.”
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Marx moved back to Cologne where he began issuing a handbill entitled the Demands of the Communist Party in Germany, in which he argued for only four of the ten points of the Communist Manifesto, believing that in German
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1846· 1 entry
Marx continued his association with the secret radical organisation League of the Just
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1845· 1 entry
After receiving a request from the Prussian king, the French government shut down Vorwärts
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1844· 2 entries
Convincing Marx that the working class would be the agent and instrument of the final revolution in history
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Which led Marx to conceive of the historical dialectic in terms of class conflict and to see the modern working class as the most progressive force for revolution, as well as from the social democrat Friedrich Wilhelm Sc
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1843· 3 entries
Marx became co-editor of a new, radical left-wing Parisian newspaper, the Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher (German-French Annals), then being set up by the German activist Arnold Ruge to bring together German and French r
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“Unser Wahlspruch muss also sein: Reform des Bewusstseins nicht durch Dogmen, sondern durch Analysirung des mystischen sich selbst unklaren Bewusstseins, trete es nun religiös oder politisch auf. Es wird sich dann zeigen, dass die Welt längst den Traum von einer Sache besitzt, von dem sie nur das Bewusstsein besitzen muss, um sie wirklich zu besitzen." - Ein Briefwechsel von 1843: Brief an Arnold”
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“Ruge, Kreuznach, im September 1843. MEW 1, S. 346”
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1842· 4 entries
“Der Schuster Jakob Böhme war ein großer Philosoph. Manche Philosophen von Ruf sind nur große Schuster." - - Debatten über Pressefreiheit und Publikation der Landständischen Verhandlungen. MEW 1, S. 72, 1842”
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Where he became a journalist, writing for the radical newspaper Rheinische Zeitung (Rhineland News), expressing his early views on socialism and his developing interest in economics
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“So gut, wie jeder schreiben und lesen lernt, muss jeder schreiben und lesen dürfen." - Debatten über Pressefreiheit und Publikation der Landständischen Verhandlungen. MEW 1, S. 73, 1842”
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“Kein Mensch bekämpft die Freiheit; er bekämpft höchstens die Freiheit der anderen." - Debatten über Pressefreiheit und Publikation der Landständischen Verhandlungen. MEW 1, S. 51, 1842”
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1836· 2 entries
Studied at University of Bonn (1835–1836).
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Studied at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (1836).
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1832· 1 entry
Police raided the school and discovered that literature promoting political liberalism was being distributed among the students
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1830· 2 entries
Studied at Gymnasium Friedrich Wilhelm in Trier (1830).
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And had the opportunity to observe life in colonial North Africa
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1818· 1 entry
Born 1818-05-05.
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1815· 2 entries
And the subsequent abrogation of Jewish emancipation, Heinrich converted from Judaism to the state Evangelical Church of Prussia in order to retain his career as a lawyer
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Heinrich Marx began working as an attorney and in 1819 moved his family to a ten-room property near the Porta Nigra
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