Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany — Central Europe
Karl Marx
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 23, 2023
1. Karl Marx Marker
In this house on May 5, 1818, Karl Marx was born.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is May 5, 1818.
Location. 49° 45.234′ N, 6° 38.147′ E. Marker is in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate). It is on Brückenstraße, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Brückenstraße 10, Trier RP 54290, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the German Rhineland and in the Moselle Valley. Globally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, and the former West Germany.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Karl Marx (1818-1883) (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); a different marker also named Karl Marx (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Umfeldgestaltung Igeler Säule / Design of the Igel Column Surroundings (approx. 7.9 kilometers away); Igeler Säule / Igel Column (approx. 8 kilometers away); a different marker also named Igeler Säule / Igel Column
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1. Karl Marx (Wikipedia).
Overview: Karl Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German-born philosopher, economist, political theorist, historian, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His best-known works are the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto (with Friedrich Engels) and the three-volume Das Kapital (1867–1894); the latter employs his theory of historical materialism in an analysis of capitalism, representing his greatest intellectual achievement. Marx's ideas and theories and their subsequent development, collectively known as Marxism, have exerted enormous influence on modern intellectual, economic, and political history.(Submitted on September 24, 2023.)
2. Karl Marx House (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 24, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 23, 2023
2. Karl Marx House and Marker
The house was built in 1727 as a two-story Baroque building. Karl Marx was born there on 5 May 1818. In October 1819, the Marx family moved to a smaller building near the Porta Nigra. The significance of the house went unnoticed until 1904, at which point the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) attempted to acquire the home, succeeding in 1928. After the Nazi Party came to power in 1933, the building was confiscated and turned into a printing house. On 5 May 1947 the building was opened as a museum of the life and works of Karl Marx… - Wikipedia
F. Dahme (courtesy of the New York Public Library), 1903
3. Karl Marx
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
