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Portrait of Karl Marx from 1875.

Karl Marx

Karl Marx was a clever thinker from Germany. He was born in Trier in 1818 and lived until 1883. Marx loved to read and write about big ideas. He grew up in a family that liked learning new things.

Marx went to school and later studied at the University of Bonn and the University of Berlin. He learned about famous thinkers like Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. In 1843, Marx married Jenny von Westphalen and moved to Paris. There, he met his good friend Friedrich Engels. Together, they wrote important books.

One of their famous books is The Communist Manifesto. In this book, they talked about how workers could help make the world better. Marx also wrote a big book called Das Kapital about money and work. His ideas helped change many places around the world.

Marx had seven children, but only three grew up. He liked to write and think about how societies work. Even though he had health problems, he kept working hard. Marx passed away in London in 1883 and was buried in Highgate Cemetery. People still talk about his ideas today.

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The birthplace of Karl Marx in Trier, Germany, located on Brückenstraße 10.
Portrait of Jenny von Westphalen from the 1840s.
A historical lithograph from 1836 showing students, including an early depiction of Karl Marx, gathered in front of the White Horse in Godesberg.
A plaque commemorating Karl Marx inside the main building of Jena University in Germany.
Historical document: Karl Marx's doctoral certificate from the University of Jena, dated April 15, 1841.
A historical portrait of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and Marx's daughters, taken in 1864.
Historical book cover of 'The Communist Manifesto,' first published in 1848 in London.
A blue plaque on the wall of a building in London marking the place where Karl Marx once lived.
Historical blue plaque marking where Karl Marx lived from 1851 to 1856 in London.
Portrait of Karl Marx, a famous thinker from the 1800s, taken in London in 1861.
An 1867 edition of 'Capital' by Karl Marx, displayed in the Zurich Central Library.
A historical lithograph from 1836 showing students, including a young Karl Marx, in front of the White Horse in Godesberg.
Portrait of Friedrich Engels from 1856, a German philosopher and historian.
Portrait of Karl Marx from 1870 by John Mayall.

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