KARL MARX was a German Philosopher,Journalist,Economist and socialist Revolutionary.
His works “THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO” and “DAS KAPITAL” forms the basis of “MARXISM”.
KARL MAX is known as one of the “Architects of modern social science”.
“A WALK THROUGH HIS REVOLUTIONARY LIFE”
KARL MAX was born in PRUSSIA,GERMANY.
He was educated at home until the age of 12.
Then he joined “JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL”.
In 1835,he joined the “UNIVERSITY OF BONN”During his studies there, he was imprisoned for drunkenness and disturbing the peace of the UNIVERSITY.
Thus,his Father took him to the “UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN” to study “LAW AND PHILOSOPHY”.
At the “UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN” he become involved with a group of students who criticized the political and religious matters at that time.
In 1841,he received his doctorate from the “UNIVERSITY OF JENA”.
In 1842,he started working as a JOURNALIST and become the editor of a News paper.
In 1843,he married “JENNY VON WESTPHALEN” and moved to PARIS.
In 1843,he along with “ARNOLD RUGE” started a political journal. But due to philosophical difference between KARL MARX and ARNOLD RUGE, the journal stopped.
In 1845,he and his friend “FRIEDRICH ENGELS” Published the book “THE HOLY FAMILY”
When he was writing for another newspaper. which strongly opposed the activities of French Government he was thrown out from FRANCE.
From France he moved to BRUSSELS,BELGIUM.
In 1846,he founded a “COMMUNIST COMMITTEE” to link “SOCIALISTS” around EUROPE.
His ideas inspired SOCIALISTS in ENGLAND to form the “COMMUNIST LEAGUE”.
In 1847,the”COMMUNIST LEAGUE” asked him and his friend “FRIEDRICH ENGELS” to write “THE MANIFESTO OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY”.
“THE MANIFESTO OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY” commonly known as “THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO” was published in 1848.
This publication led the Government to throw him out from BELGIUM.
He first went to FRANCE and then went to PRUSSIA,GERMANY but both the nations did not accept him.
Thus he moved to LONDON.
Although BRITIAN did not allow CITIZENSHIP to him, he stayed in LONDON.
In LONDON,MARX co-founded “THE GERMAN WORKER’S EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY” .The Head quarters of the “COMMUNIST LEAGUE” was also established in LONDON”.
During 1860’s,MARX became interested in “CAPITALISM” and “ECONOMIC THEORY”.
His study on capitalism resulted in the publication of the first volume of “DAS kAPITAL” in 1867.
He spent the rest of his life writing the “Next volume of “DAS kAPITAL”
He died on march 14,1883 in LONDON,ENGLAND.
The last line of the “COMMUNIST MANIFESTO” – “WORKERS OF ALL LAND UNITE” is quoted on a stone near his Grave in LONDON,ENGLAND.
PROFILE
NAME - KARL HEINRICH MARX DATE OF BIRTH - 5th MAY,1818 PLACE OF BIRTH - PRUSSIA,GERMANY NATIONALITY - GERMAN EDUCATION - UNIVERSITY OF BONN -UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN -UNIVERSITY OF JENA LIFE PARTNER - JENNY VON WESTPHALEN DATE OF DEATH - 14th MARCH,1883 PLACE OF DEATH - LONDON,ENGLAND.
QUOTES
1) "REVOLUTIONS ARE THE LOCOMOTIVES OF HISTORY" 2) "HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF FIRST AS TRAGEDY SECOND AS FARCE" 3) "FROM EACH ACCORDING TO HIS ABILITIES TO EACH ACCORDING TO HIS NEEDS"
