Biographies of Karl Marx
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Karl Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier to a middle-class family, he later studied political economy and Hegelian philosophy. For a general review of Karl Marx biographies, see the article "Two Centuries of Karl Marx Biographies: An Overview" by Angelo Segrillo.[1]
Major works[]
20th century[]
Karl Marx: The Story of His Life (1918)[]
Karl Marx: The Story of His Life (German: Karl Marx. Geschichte seines Lebens) is a 1918[2] book about Karl Marx by Franz Mehring, a German historian. Considered the classical biography of Marx,[3] the work has been translated into many languages, including Russian (1920), Danish (1922), Hungarian (1925), Japanese (1930), Spanish (1932), and English (1935).[4]
Marx: Man and Fighter (1933)[]
Marx: Man and Fighter is a biography by Boris Nicolaievsky, first published in German in 1933. It was translated into English by Otto Mänchen-Helfen and published in 1936. Some subsequent English editions restore the notes, appendices, and bibliography omitted from the first English edition.[5]
Karl Marx: His Life and Environment (1939)[]
Karl Marx: His Life and Environment is a 1939 biography of Karl Marx by Isaiah Berlin, in which Berlin argues that Marx's system of thought depends upon indefensible metaphysical presuppositions.
Karl Marx: His Life and Thought (1973)[]
Karl Marx: His Life and Thought is a 1973 biography of Karl Marx by political scientist David McLellan. The work was republished as Karl Marx: A Biography in 1995.
Marx without Myth (1975)[]
Marx Without Myth: A Chronological Study of his Life and Work by Maximilien Rubel
21st century[]
Karl Marx (2010)[]
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Karl Marx is a 2010 biography by journalist Francis Wheen.
Karl Marx: A Nineteenth Century Life (2013)[]
Karl Marx: A Nineteenth Century Life is a 2013 biography of Karl Marx by Jonathan Sperber.
Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion (2016)[]
Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion is a 2016 biography of Karl Marx by British historian Gareth Stedman-Jones.
Karl Marx and the Birth of Modern Society (2019)[]
Karl Marx and the Birth of Modern Society: The Life of Marx and the Development of His Work. Volume I: 1818-1841 is a 2019 (German edition 2018) biography by German political scientist Michael Heinrich.
Minor works[]
Karl Marx (1892)[]
20th century[]
Marx: The Man and His Message (1910)[]
Marx: The Man and His Message is a biography by Keir Hardie.
Karl Marx. A Brief Biographical Sketch With an Exposition of Marxism (1914)[]
Karl Marx. A Brief Biographical Sketch With an Exposition of Marxism. Written: 1914
Karl Marx (1938)[]
1938: Karl Marx, London: Chapman & Hall / New York: John Wiley & Sons.[3] Originally published as part of a series "Modern Sociologists". Reissued 1963. Published in original German version 1967. Translated in Italian, French, Spanish and Greek. Many times reissued.
Karl Marx (1968)[]
Written by Heinrich Gemkow.
Marx, Life and Works (1980)[]
Marx, Life and Works (New York: Macmillan, 1980)
Otto Ruhle[]
Karl Marx: An intellectual biography[]
Karl Marx: An intellectual biography is a biography of Karl Marx by Rolf Hosfeld.
Marx I[]
Marx I is a biography by Michel Henry. Followed by Marx II.
Karl Marx: Anthropologist[]
Karl Marx: Anthropologist is a book by American professor and chair of anthropology Thomas C. Patterson.
21st century[]
Karl Marx: An Illustrated Biography (2000)[]
Karl Marx: Critical Lives[]
Two Centuries of Karl Marx Biographies: An Overview by Angelo Segrillo
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Segrillo, Angelo (March 2019). "Two Centuries of Karl Marx Biographies: An Overview" (PDF). LEA Working Paper Series. 4: 18.
- ^ Fitzgerald 1935. p. x.
- ^ McLellan, David (1995). Karl Marx : a biography ([3rd ed.]. ed.). London: Papermac. p. 444. ISBN 0-333-63947-2.
- ^ World Catalogue 2010.
- ^ "Duncan Hallas: Karl Marx - Man and Fighter (1976)".
- ^ "Socialist Standard Past & Present: Another Life of Marx: Queues at Truth (1929)". January 20, 2017.
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