Karl Marx

Karl Marx was born to Heinrich and Henriette Marx in Trier, Prussia. His father was a successful lawyer who converted from Judaism to Lutheranism to advance his career.

At the age of 17, Karl Marx graduates from Trier Gymnasium, where he excelled academically and developed an early interest in philosophy and literature.

Karl Marx enrolls at the University of Bonn to study law, but he becomes more interested in philosophy and history, joining the Trier Tavern Club, a group of radical students.

Marx transfers to the University of Berlin to continue his studies in law, but he focuses more on philosophy and the works of Hegel and Feuerbach.

Karl Marx earns his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Jena with a dissertation on the difference between Democritean and Epicurean philosophy.

Karl Marx marries Jenny von Westphalen, his childhood friend and the daughter of a Prussian nobleman, in a civil ceremony in Trier.

Karl Marx meets Friedrich Engels in Paris, and they begin a lifelong collaboration, co-authoring works such as 'The Holy Family' and 'The German Ideology.'

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish 'The Communist Manifesto,' a foundational text of communism that outlines the class struggle and the need for proletarian revolution.

Karl Marx publishes the first volume of 'Capital,' a critical analysis of the capitalist mode of production and its impact on society and the economy.

Karl Marx writes 'Critique of the Gotha Program,' a critique of the political program of the German Social Democratic Party, emphasizing the need for a communist society.

Karl Marx dies of pleurisy in London, leaving behind a legacy as one of the most influential political thinkers of the 19th century. He is buried in Highgate Cemetery.