Karl Marx

Karl Marx, a German philosopher, economist, and revolutionary socialist, was born on May 5, 1818.

On May 5, 1818, Karl Marx, the influential philosopher and economist, was born.

Marx married Jenny von Westphalen, a member of the petty nobility, in a Protestant church in Kreuznach. Their relationship was socially controversial due to their religious and class differences.

On June 19, 1843, Karl Marx married Jenny von Westphalen after a long secret engagement. Jenny was from a prominent family in Trier.

In August 1844, Karl Marx meets Friedrich Engels. This encounter marks the beginning of a close friendship between the two influential figures.

On January 16, 1845, Karl Marx was ordered to leave France where he was temporarily residing with Jenny. The order was issued by the Prussian government.

Marx and Engels visit England from July 12 to August 21, immersing themselves in the study of English economics, politics, and the working-class movement.

The London Committee of the League of the Just proposes to Marx and Engels to join the League, participate in its reorganization, and develop a new program. Marx and Engels agree to the proposal.

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published The Communist Manifesto on February 21, 1848. This influential political pamphlet discusses the class struggles in society and the problems of capitalism.

The Brussels Central Authority of the Communist League announces its dissolution and transfers its seat to Paris. Marx is given the authority to establish a new Central Authority in Paris.

In April 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels traveled to Germany to participate in the ongoing revolution.

On May 31, 1848, the first issue of Neue Rheinische Zeitung was published in Cologne, with Karl Marx as the editor-in-chief and Friedrich Engels as an editor.

On September 2, 1848, Karl Marx delivered a speech at the first Vienna Workers’ Association focusing on the topics of wage labor and capital.

A mass public meeting was held in Cologne on September 13, 1848, initiated by the Neue Rheinische Zeitung, to resist the counter-revolution. Marx, Engels, and other editors were elected to a Committee of Public Safety to organize the revolutionary struggle.

Karl Marx, a German exile living in London, makes his first appearance in print with a series called “Revolution and Counter-Revolution,” in the New York Tribune. Over the next decade, Marx will write a series of news articles that appear in the newspaper about European events and affairs.

Karl Marx, a German exile living in London, makes his first appearance in print with a series called “Revolution and Counter-Revolution,” in the New York Tribune. Over the next decade, Marx will write a series of news articles that appear in the newspaper about European events and affairs.

From August 1861 to July 1863, Karl Marx worked on an economic manuscript that would later become the foundation for his famous work 'Capital'. This manuscript included the historical and critical section known as Theories of Surplus Value.

Between October 1861 and December 1862, Karl Marx contributed to the Viennese liberal newspaper Die Presse. His writings covered various topics including the US Civil War, economic conditions in Britain, and the foreign policy of Napoleon III.

On May 9, 1864, Wilhelm Wolff, a close friend and supporter of Karl Marx, passed away in Manchester. Marx dedicated his work 'Capital' to Wolff in recognition of their friendship and shared ideals.

The International Working Men’s Association (the First International) is founded at a meeting in St. Martin’s Hall, London. Marx is elected member of its Provisional Committee, which later became known as the General Council.

In 1867, Karl Marx published the first volume of Das Kapital, where he focused on the labour theory of value and critiqued the exploitation of labor by capital. This work marked a significant contribution to Marxist economics.

On April 10, 1867, Marx brought the manuscript of Volume I of his seminal work 'Capital' to publisher Otto Meissner in Hamburg.

On September 14, 1867, Volume I of Marx's significant economic study 'Capital' was published.

The General Council unanimously approves the address titled 'The Civil War in France'.

Marx and Engels attend the Hague Congress of the First International, where they support the resolutions of the London Conference and criticize anarchists for causing division. The congress expels Bakunin and Guillaume, leaders of the anarchists, and decides to relocate the General Council to New York.

In August 1874, Karl Marx accompanied by his daughter Eleanor goes to Karlsbad for a cure. During his journey to London, he stops at various cities and meets with Liebknecht and Blos to discuss the Party's situation and the need to combat Lassalleanism.

On May 5, 1875, Karl Marx sends his marginal notes on the draft programme for the unity congress in Gotha to Germany. These notes later become known as the Critique of the Gotha Programme, which was published in 1891 on Engels's initiative.

The first issue of Der Sozialdemokrat, the central organ of the German social democrats, is published in Zurich. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels contribute to this publication.

During the period of January to December 1880, Karl Marx focuses on working on volumes II and III of his renowned work 'Capital'.

Marx and Engels write a preface to the Russian edition of the Manifesto of the Communist Party, emphasizing Russia's role as the vanguard of revolutionary action in Europe.

Karl Marx passes away in London, marking the end of an era for the influential philosopher and economist.

Karl Marx's funeral took place on 17 March 1883 in London, with a small number of mourners attending. His closest friends, including Friedrich Engels, spoke at the funeral, paying tribute to his intellectual legacy.

Marx, along with Friedrich Engels, publishes The Communist Manifesto to unite socialists and influence society. The work discusses the history of class struggle, the transition to capitalist society, and the inevitability of change in means of production. Marx emphasizes the importance of learning from history to drive the revolution.

Volume Two of Capital, put together from Marx's raw materials by Engels, was published in 1885.

Revolutionary socialist governments espousing Marxist concepts took power in various countries, leading to the formation of the Soviet Union in 1922. The Soviet Union became a significant socialist state influenced by Marxist ideology.

In her essay on Marxian Economics in 1942, economist Joan Robinson highlighted two key aspects of Marx's theories. Firstly, she emphasized Marx's rejection of the idea of harmony of interests between workers and capitalists, focusing instead on the class-based struggle for better wages and working conditions. Secondly, Robinson pointed out Marx's belief that there is no long-term tendency towards market equilibrium, and discussed the mechanisms behind the trade cycle of economic booms and busts.

The Grundrisse, written in 1857-58, was published in 1953. It is considered important whether as a standalone work or a precursor to Capital, raising questions about Marx's method, his relation to G.W.F. Hegel, and the evolution of his thought.

Marx argues that human nature consists of both constant and mutable elements, with universal qualities that remain consistent throughout history and variable qualities that reflect cultural and historical diversity.

Hal Draper published 'The Marx-Engels Register', a comprehensive work on the writings of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

In 1999, Francis Wheen published works related to Karl Marx in London. This publication shed light on Marx's ideologies and theories.

The entry on Karl Marx was first published on the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy on August 26, 2003, with subsequent revisions. It provides in-depth information about the life, works, and theories of Karl Marx.