Marx, Karl
(1818–83)German Jewish economist and social theorist and one of the most influential thinkers of all time. Born in the Rhineland town of Trier, shortly after it passed from French rule to Prussian rule. As the Prussian state was much less tolerant of Jews than the French, Marx's father converted to Christianity in order to continue to be able to work as a lawyer. His father he wished that his son would follow him into the law, but it was not to be. Although he studied law at the Universities of Bonn and Berlin, Marx never became a lawyer. His father transferred him to Berlin in the hope of improving his attitude to study, but if in Bonn he was distracted by duelling and gambling, in Berlin he was distracted by ideas, particularly the work of ... ...
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