Karl Marx

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May 5, 1818 in Trier
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March 17, 1883 in Highgate Cemetery[1]

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Karl Marx was a German-born philosopher, political theorist, political economist, historian, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His best-known works are the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto and his three-volume Das Kapital (1867–1894); the latter employs his critical approach of historical materialism in an analysis of capitalism, in the culmination of his intellectual endeavours. Marx's ideas and their subsequent development, collectively known as Marxism, have had enormous influence on modern intellectual, economic and political history.

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  1. Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust Highgate Cemetery Newsletter Who really was at Marx’s funeral? Accessed January 11, 2025