Karl Marx
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German-born Karl Marx, was a political thinker, who is famous for co-writing the political manuscript ‘The Communist Manifesto’. His theories on economic history and sociology had an impact on all mankind. These philosophies, which were named ‘Marxism’, were noted as the basis of modern communism.
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