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<b>Karl Marx</b>, a German philosopher, economist and political theorist, was born in Trier, Germany in 1818. His works, including <i>The Communist Manifesto </i>(co-authored with Friedrich Engels) and <i>Das Kapital</i>, laid the foundations for the modern communist movement.
Born in Barmen, Germany in 1820, <b>Friedrich Engels</b> was a philosopher, economist and political theorist who is known for his influence on socialist philosophy. After meeting Marx in 1844, Engels co-authored a number of groundbreaking works, including <i>The Communist Manifesto.</i>