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Karl Marx was born on May 5, 1818[1], in Trier[2]. He died in London[3]. He worked as an economist[4], journalist[5], historian[6], philosopher[7], and sociologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.064% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135,444 views/month, #640 of 1,000,298).[9]
Child: Eleanor Marx[14], Jenny Longuet[15], Laura Marx[16], Edgar Marx[17], Frederick Demuth[18], Heinrich Edward Guy Marx[19], Jenny Evelin Francis Marx[20]
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia[21], statelessness[22], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[23]
Field of work: political economics[30], sociology[31], philosophy[32]
Employer: Neue Rheinische Zeitung[33], Rheinische Zeitung[34]
Educated at: University of Bonn[35], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[36], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[37], Gymnasium Friedrich Wilhelm in Trier[38]
Karl Marx has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
He has been cited as an influence by Joseph Stalin[61], a politician[62], 1878–1953[63], of Russian Empire[64], awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union[65], specialised in revolutionary[66]; Che Guevara[67], a politician[68], 1928–1967[69], of Cuba[70], awarded the Collar of the Order of the White Lion[71]; Vladimir Lenin[72], a politician[73], 1870–1924[74], of Russian Empire[75], awarded the Work order of Corasmia[76], specialised in Leninism[77]; Hannah Arendt[78], a philosopher[79], 1906–1975[80], of Prussia[81], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[82], specialised in political philosophy[83]; Michel Foucault[84], an anthropologist[85], 1926–1984[86], of France[87], specialised in philosophy[88]; and Jean-Paul Sartre[89], a playwright[90], 1905–1980[91], of France[92], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[93], specialised in philosophy[94].
Karl Marx's father was Heinrich Marx[11]. Karl Marx's mother was Henriette Presburg[12].
Who was Karl Marx married to?
Karl Marx's spouses include Jenny von Westphalen[13].
What did Karl Marx do for work?
Karl Marx worked as an economist[4], journalist[5], historian[6], philosopher[7], and sociologist[8].
Where did Karl Marx go to school?
Karl Marx was educated at University of Bonn[35], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[36], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[37], and Gymnasium Friedrich Wilhelm in Trier[38].
What awards did Karl Marx receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts[40].
Who did Karl Marx influence?
Karl Marx has been cited as an influence by Joseph Stalin[61], Che Guevara[67], Vladimir Lenin[72], and Hannah Arendt[78].
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