Karl Marx: Biographical Sketch and Timeline

Life Timeline of Karl Marx 1818: Karl Marx is born on May 5th in Trier, Rhineland, Prussia, to a family of rabbis. His father, Heinrich Marx, later converts to Protestantism. 1835: Marx enrolls at the University of Bonn to study law, but his interests soon shift towards philosophy and literature. 1836: Marx joins the Poets' Club at the University of Bonn, where he interacts with political radicals. 1838: Marx transfers to the University of Berlin to study law, theology, and philosophy. He becomes associated with the Young Hegelians and the Doctor Club. 1841: Marx completes his doctoral thesis on the difference between the materialism of Democritus and Epicurus, earning his PhD from the University of Jena due to controversy over its explicit atheism. 1842: Marx becomes the editor of the Rheinische Zeitung, a liberal newspaper based in Cologne. He criticizes both the conservative Prussian government and socialist movements that he believes fail to grasp the necessary practical…