Karl Marx

1818 - 1883 19th Century Industrial Era German

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Karl Marx was a philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, and socialist revolutionary born in Trier, Prussia. Collaborating with Friedrich Engels, he developed historical materialism, analyzed capitalism's contradictions in works like 'Das Kapital' and 'The Communist Manifesto', and advocated for the proletariat's overthrow of the bourgeoisie to establish a classless communist society.

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