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Saturday, September 26, 2020

Basic timeline of Karl Marx

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This post is a basic timeline of economist Karl Marx (1818-1883). There are 17 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• 1818: Born in Trier, Prussia
• 1835: Enrolls at University of Bonn
• 1836: Enrolls at University of Berlin
• 1842: Becomes journalist for Rheinische Zeitung in Cologne, Prussia
• 1843: Becomes editor for Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher in Paris, France
• 1844: Meets Friedrich Engels
• 1845: Moves to Brussels, Belgium
• 1847: Publishes The Philosophy of Poverty
• 1847: Founds the Communist League political party with Friedrich Engels
• 1848: Publishes The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels
• 1848: Founds the Neue Rheinische Zeitung newspaper in Cologne, Prussia
• 1849: Moves to London, England
• 1859: Publishes A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
• 1864: Elected to the General Council of the International Workingmen's Association
• 1867: Das Kapital, Volume I is published
• 1883: Died at age 64 in London, England
• 1883: Manuscripts for Das Kapital, Volume II and Das Kapital, Volume III are published posthumously