53 moments

1. Born at Brückengasse 664

   1818-05-05 · Karl Marx House, Brückenstraße 10, Trier, Germany

   

   Marx was born in this Trier house, now the Karl Marx House museum. The historic address Brückengasse 664 is now Brückenstraße 10.

2. Enters Trier Gymnasium

   1830-10-01 · Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium, Trier, Germany

   After private instruction by his father, Marx began his formal secondary education in Trier. Coordinates represent the school complex; the evidence supports month precision.

3. Enrolls at Bonn University

   1835-10-15 · University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

   

   Marx enrolled as a law student at Bonn, beginning his university education.

4. Returns to Trier and becomes engaged

   1836-01-01 · Trier, Germany

   

   During the summer in Trier, Marx became engaged to his childhood friend Jenny von Westphalen. Only seasonal precision is supported.

5. Begins studies in Berlin

   1836-10-22 · Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

   

   Marx transferred from Bonn to Berlin, where his engagement with Hegelian philosophy deepened. The university was then named Frederick William University.

6. Convalesces and studies Hegel in Stralau

   1837-01-01 · Stralau, Berlin, Germany

   

   While recovering in suburban Stralau, Marx began an intensive study of Hegel and joined the Doctors' Club. The source gives spring 1837; coordinates represent the historic Stralau district.

7. Visits Bonn with Bruno Bauer

   1841-07-01 · Bonn, Germany

   

   Marx traveled from Berlin to Bonn with Bruno Bauer after completing his doctoral work. No specific Bonn venue is established.

8. Moves to Cologne for journalism

   1842-01-01 · Cologne, Germany

   

   Marx moved to Cologne and joined the Rheinische Zeitung, beginning his career in radical journalism. The source supports year precision.

9. Marries in Kreuznach

   1843-06-19 · Bad Kreuznach, Germany

   

   Marx married Jenny von Westphalen during his extended stay in the spa town of Kreuznach. The canonical biography identifies a Protestant church but does not securely specify the building.

10. Establishes a Paris household

    1843-10-01 · 23 Rue Vaneau, Paris, France

    

    Marx and Jenny relocated to Paris, an important center of socialist and émigré political activity. Sources differ between 23 and 30 Rue Vaneau; coordinates represent the documented Rue Vaneau residence area.

11. Meets Engels at Café de la Régence

    1844-08-28 · Former Café de la Régence, Paris, France

    

    Marx's Paris meeting with Friedrich Engels began their lifelong intellectual and political collaboration. Coordinates represent the café's nineteenth-century Palais-Royal location.

12. Moves into exile in Brussels

    1845-02-01 · Brussels, Belgium

    

    Expelled from France, Marx established a new base among political exiles in Brussels. The exact day and initial residence are not established by the quoted evidence.

13. Conducts research in Manchester

    1845-07-01 · Manchester, England, United Kingdom

    

    Marx used his first British journey to investigate industrial capitalism and library resources in Manchester. The evidence supports the July–August 1845 journey but not a separate arrival date in Manchester.

14. Studies and meets Chartists in London

    1845-07-12 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    On his first journey to Britain, Marx met Chartist leaders and examined economic literature in London. The trip lasted from 12 July to 21 August 1845; this card uses its opening date.

15. Attends Communist League congress

    1847-11-29 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Marx attended the Communist League's London congress, which commissioned him and Engels to draft its manifesto. The congress continued through 8 December 1847; its precise venue is not established here.

16. Arrested in Brussels

    1848-03-04 · Brussels, Belgium

    

    Belgian police detained Marx and Jenny for eighteen hours before their expulsion during the revolutionary crisis. The detention facility is not identified.

17. Arrives in revolutionary Paris

    1848-03-05 · Paris, France

    

    After expulsion from Belgium, Marx reached Paris and reorganized the Communist League's central leadership.

18. Returns to Cologne during the revolution

    1848-04-11 · Cologne, Germany

    

    Marx and Engels arrived in Cologne to create a revolutionary daily newspaper, the Neue Rheinische Zeitung.

19. Addresses Vienna workers

    1848-08-30 · Vienna, Austria

    

    Marx spoke in Vienna on European social relations and the proletariat's role in revolutionary struggle. The association's exact meeting venue is not specified.

20. Stands trial in Cologne

    1849-02-07 · Cologne, Germany

    

    Marx defended the Neue Rheinische Zeitung and press freedom at a Cologne trial that ended in acquittal. The proceedings occurred on 7 and 8 February; the courthouse is not securely identified.

21. Returns to Paris after expulsion from Prussia

    1849-06-01 · Paris, France

    

    Forced out of Prussia, Marx went to Paris expecting another revolutionary confrontation. Only early-June precision is supported.

22. Arrives as an exile in London

    1849-08-26 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Deported from Paris, Marx reached London, which remained his principal base for the rest of his life.

23. Lives at 28 Dean Street

    1851-01-01 · 28 Dean Street, Soho, London, United Kingdom

    

    Marx and his family occupied cramped rooms in Soho during years of poverty and intensive political-economic work. The card merges the continuous residence; the date records its opening year.

24. Moves to Grafton Terrace

    1856-10-01 · 46 Grafton Terrace, Kentish Town, London, United Kingdom

    

    The family left Soho for a larger Kentish Town house, where Marx developed major portions of his economic critique. Contemporary numbering was 9 Grafton Terrace; sources vary between September and October 1856 for the move.

25. Moves to Modena Villas

    1864-04-01 · Former 1 Modena Villas, Maitland Park Road, London, United Kingdom

    

    An inheritance allowed the Marx family to move to a larger house overlooking Maitland Park. The building no longer exists; the postal address became 1 Maitland Park Road in 1868.

26. Joins the First International's founding meeting

    1864-09-28 · Site of St Martin's Hall, Long Acre, London, United Kingdom

    Marx sat on the platform at the London meeting that founded the International Workingmen's Association. St Martin's Hall was later destroyed; coordinates represent its Long Acre site.

27. Stays with relatives in Zaltbommel

    1865-03-19 · Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands

    

    Marx spent several weeks with his Dutch relatives while recuperating and managing family affairs. The relatives' exact residence is not established by the source.

28. Recuperates in Margate

    1866-03-15 · 5 Lansell's Place, Margate, England, United Kingdom

    

    Marx took a seaside holiday for persistent illness while completing the first volume of Capital. The former lodging is incorporated into Albert Terrace.

29. Walks from Margate to Canterbury

    1866-03-18 · Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

    

    Marx walked approximately seventeen miles to Canterbury, stayed overnight, and returned by rail. The inn in Canterbury is not identified.

30. Delivers Capital manuscript in Hamburg

    1867-04-10 · Hamburg, Germany

    

    Marx personally brought the completed manuscript of Capital, Volume I, to publisher Otto Meissner. The publisher's precise office coordinates are not established here.

31. Stays with Ludwig Kugelmann

    1867-04-17 · Hanover, Germany

    

    After visiting his Hamburg publisher, Marx stayed nearly a month with physician and political associate Ludwig Kugelmann. The exact Kugelmann residence is not specified.

32. Revisits the Kugelmann family

    1869-09-01 · Hanover, Germany

    

    Marx and his daughter Jenny spent about a month visiting the Kugelmann family in Hanover. The source gives approximately 10 September to 11 October 1869.

33. Visits Ramsgate with Engels

    1872-01-01 · Ramsgate, England, United Kingdom

    Marx visited the Kent coast with Engels during a period of intense International activity and declining health. Only year precision is supported, and the lodging is not identified.

34. Leads the Hague Congress struggle

    1872-09-02 · The Hague, Netherlands

    

    Marx participated in the First International's decisive Hague Congress, where Bakunin was expelled and the General Council transferred to New York. The congress ran from 2 to 7 September 1872.

35. Reports to Amsterdam workers

    1872-09-08 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

    

    Immediately after the Hague Congress, Marx publicly explained its decisions to a working-class audience in Amsterdam. The surviving source does not identify the precise Amsterdam hall.

36. Takes his first Karlsbad cure

    1874-08-19 · Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

    

    Marx and Eleanor began an extended medical cure at the Bohemian spa of Karlsbad. Then known as Karlsbad; the stay continued into early October 1874.

37. Stops in Berlin after Karlsbad

    1874-10-01 · Berlin, Germany

    

    Marx passed through Berlin while returning from his Bohemian medical cure. The exact date and location within Berlin are not specified.

38. Stops in Dresden after Karlsbad

    1874-10-01 · Dresden, Germany

    

    Returning to London from his cure, Marx stopped in Dresden during a politically significant journey through Germany. The source establishes the sequence but not the individual stop date; October is inferred from the journey's early-October conclusion.

39. Stops in Hamburg en route to London

    1874-10-01 · Hamburg, Germany

    

    Hamburg was the final documented German stop on Marx's return from Karlsbad to London. The precise date is not stated.

40. Stops in Leipzig after Karlsbad

    1874-10-01 · Leipzig, Germany

    

    Marx stopped in Leipzig and discussed German socialist politics on his return journey. The exact date and meeting venue are not specified.

41. Moves to 41 Maitland Park Road

    1875-03-01 · Former 41 Maitland Park Road, London, United Kingdom

    

    Marx and Jenny moved to a smaller nearby house that became their final London home. The original house was destroyed; coordinates represent its approximate site.

42. Returns to Karlsbad for treatment

    1875-08-15 · Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

    

    Marx undertook a second Karlsbad cure and met Russian scholar Maxim Kovalevsky. The stay continued through 11 September 1875.

43. Undertakes a third Karlsbad cure

    1876-08-16 · Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

    

    Accompanied by Eleanor, Marx returned to Karlsbad for another month-long medical cure. The documented stay lasted through 15 September 1876.

44. Registered as a spa guest in Neuenahr

    1877-08-18 · Bad Neuenahr, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany

    Marx, Jenny, and Eleanor stayed at Bad Neuenahr for medical treatment; municipal guest records document their presence. The quotation is the municipal guest-list entry. Marx probably arrived on 10 or 11 August; 18 August is the securely dated published list.

45. Returns to Ramsgate with Jenny

    1879-01-01 · Ramsgate, England, United Kingdom

    

    Marx revisited Ramsgate with his increasingly ill wife during another period of recuperation. The sentence refers to Ramsgate in 1879; exact dates and lodging are not given.

46. Visits Jenny Longuet in Argenteuil

    1881-07-26 · Argenteuil, France

    

    Marx and his wife visited their eldest daughter Jenny Longuet and her family near Paris. The visit continued through 16 August 1881.

47. Stays in Lausanne

    1882-01-01 · Lausanne, Switzerland

    

    Marx continued his final extended search for a restorative climate with a summer stay in Lausanne. The source supports summer 1882 but no exact arrival date or lodging.

48. Stays in Vevey

    1882-01-01 · Vevey, Switzerland

    

    Vevey was another Swiss recuperation stop during Marx's final year of travel. Only summer/year precision is defensible.

49. Seeks recovery in Algiers

    1882-02-20 · Algiers, Algeria

    

    Marx traveled to colonial Algiers for its climate, his only documented journey outside Europe, but cold rain aggravated his illness. The source does not securely establish his Algiers lodging coordinates.

50. Recuperates in Monte Carlo

    1882-05-08 · Monte Carlo, Monaco

    

    After leaving Algeria, Marx stayed at Monte Carlo's Hôtel de Russie but suffered another mild pleurisy attack. The historic Hôtel de Russie site has not been confidently geolocated; coordinates represent central Monte Carlo.

51. Stays again in Argenteuil

    1882-06-01 · Argenteuil, France

    

    Marx stayed with Jenny Longuet after returning from Monaco and continued treatment for chronic respiratory illness. Engels wrote this on 20 June 1882; the exact arrival day is not supplied.

52. Takes daily treatments at Enghien

    1882-06-01 · Enghien-les-Bains, France

    

    While based in Argenteuil, Marx traveled daily to Enghien's sulfur springs for bronchial treatment. The quotation documents repeated travel current on 20 June 1882.

53. Dies at Maitland Park Road

    1883-03-14 · Former 41 Maitland Park Road, London, United Kingdom

    

    Marx died in his London home after prolonged bronchitis, pleurisy, and declining health. The original house no longer exists; coordinates represent its approximate site.