Karl Marx Editorial Image

Karl Heinrich Marx (1818 - 1883) was a German philosopher, sociologist, economic historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist who developed the socio-political theory of Marxism. His ideas have since played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement. In a 1999 poll was voted the thinker of the millennium by people from around the world. Picture from an 100 years old encyclopedia book.