About Karl Marx
Lived 1857 – 1891 (aged 33–34). Karl Marx was a missionary.
Karl Rudolf Marx (1857 – Ladakh, 1891) was a German eye doctor who was the first Moravian medical missionary in Tibet. He was also a Tibetologist and translated parts of the Ladakh Chronicles into German, improving on the work of Emil Schlagintweit.
Marx and his two children died of typhoid in Leh in 1891, his wife survived and returned to Herrnhut.
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Who was Karl Marx?
Medical missionary
When was Karl Marx born?
Karl Marx was born in 1857.
When did Karl Marx die?
Karl Marx died on 29 May 1891.
What was Karl Marx's occupation?
Karl Marx was a missionary.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Karl Marx (medical missionary)
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