Karl Marx was a German philosopher, economist, and political theorist who is best known for his development of the concept of communism. Born in Trier, Germany in 1818, Marx grew up in a middle-class family and studied law and philosophy at university. He became deeply interested in the social and economic problems of his time, including the exploitation of workers by capitalists and the inequalities of class society. Marx’s most famous work, “The Communist Manifesto,” co-written with Friedrich Engels, was published in 1848 and called for the overthrow of capitalist society and the establishment of a socialist state. Throughout his life, Marx was involved in political activism and journalism, and his ideas continue to be influential in fields such as economics, sociology, and political theory. Marx died in London in 1883 at the age of 64.
