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'''Karl Marx''' (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, political theorist, economist, journalist, historian | '''Karl Marx''' (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, political theorist, economist, journalist, historian, [[Revolutionary socialism|revolutionary socialist]] and founder of [[Marxism]]. He developed [[Historical materialism|historical materialism]], analyzing [[Capitalism|capitalism]] as a system of [[Class struggle|class struggle]] by economic forces, predicting its overthrow by the [[Proletariat|proletariat]] in favor of [[Communism (ideology)|communism]]. He co-authored the [[The Communist Manifesto|Communist Manifesto]] (1848) and [[Das Kapital]] (1867-1894) with his lifelong friend [[Friedrich Engels]]. Marx's ideas and their subsequent development, collectively known as Marxism, have had enormous influence and resulted in [[Revolution|revolutions]] in many different countries. | ||
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Karl Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, political theorist, economist, journalist, historian, revolutionary socialist and founder of Marxism. He developed historical materialism, analyzing capitalism as a system of class struggle by economic forces, predicting its overthrow by the proletariat in favor of communism. He co-authored the Communist Manifesto (1848) and Das Kapital (1867-1894) with his lifelong friend Friedrich Engels. Marx's ideas and their subsequent development, collectively known as Marxism, have had enormous influence and resulted in revolutions in many different countries.