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- Karl Heinrich Marx was born on May 5, 1818, in Trier, then Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation. His father, Hershel Mordechai, was the son of a rabbi. Karl converted to Lutheran Christianity because Jews were not allowed to practice law. He graduated from the Trier Gymnasium, then studied law at the University of Bonn, where he was briefly a president of the Trier Tavern Club. He transfered to the Fridrich-Wilhelms-Universitat in Berlin, from which he graduated in 1841 with a doctorate in philosophy. He abandoned a university career and became an editor of a liberal newspaper, "Rheinische Zeitung", in Cologne. A year later the paper was shut down by the Prussian government. Marx moved to France, where he wrote "Zur Judenfrage" ("On the Jewish Question", 1843), a critique of civil rights in his time.
In Paris Marx met Friedrich Engels. Engels was the son of a wealthy capitalist and supported Marx throughout his life. Together they developed the communist ideology. Police forced him to leave Paris and he moved with Engels to Brussels. There he developed the materialist conception of history and wrote "The German Ideology" and "The Poverty of Philosophy", which was a critique of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's socialist thought. On February 21, 1848, Marx and Engels published "The Communist Manifesto", which called for revolution instead of reforms. It described all human history as a class struggle. It was commissioned by the Communist League of German emigrants in London. Marx himself was active in London.
Police arrested Marx and expelled him from Belgium. He returned to Paris. There he managed to get the French government money to subsidize four hundred German immigrants' return tickets. In 1849 the French government collapsed and Marx returned to Cologne. There he was on two trials for his calls for armed rebellion of the poor. He was acquitted twice, but his newspaper was closed. He returned to Paris again, but was forced out. With the money from Engels he moved to London. There Marx lived for the rest of his life on financial contributions from Engels.
In London he became the central figure in a new organization called "The International Working Men's Association", which surfaced in 1864. Marx authored its first public statement in 1864, and many declarations and manifestos that followed. "Das Kapital"--his main work on economics--was drafted in three volumes. Only the first volume was completed and published in 1867. The second and third volumes remained unfinished and were published posthumously.
Marx and his wife Jenny von Westphalen had six children, three of whom died at young age. His daughter Eleanor was a socialist and assisted Marx in editing his works. She committed suicide in 1898. His other daughter, Laura, committed suicide in 1911. Karl Marx died on March 14, 1883, and was buried in Highgate Cemetery in London. - Director
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Tim Breuer was born on 24 December 2002 in Trier, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Wie macht man... eine Trommel? (2019) and Ungetüm überrennt Ursleben (2022).- Actor
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Sebastian Fräsdorf was born in October 1986 in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor and editor, known for Bruder Schwester Herz (2019), Doc Meets Dorf (2013) and The Last Word (2020).- Doris Ahnen was born on 29 August 1964 in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- Léonie Thelen was born on 25 February 1959 in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. She is an actress, known for The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Tatort (1970) and Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari (1998).
- Ute Messner was born on 30 June 1941 in Trier, Germany.
- Roland Wolf was born in 1978 in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor, known for Babylon Berlin (2017), Sankt Maik (2018) and Tatort (1970).
- Franck Borde was born on 6 September 1979 in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor, known for Joséphine, ange gardien (1997), Plus belle la vie (2004) and Valentine et Moi (webserie) (2009).
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Gitta Lind was born on 17 April 1925 in Trier, Germany. She was an actress, known for Meine Frau macht Musik (1958), Hochstaplerin der Liebe (1954) and Südliche Nächte (1953). She was married to Joachim Fuchsberger and Stanley Brown. She died on 9 November 1974 in Tutzing, Bavaria, Germany.- Günter Geiermann was born on 1 April 1938 in Trier, Germany. He was an actor, known for Forsthaus Falkenau (1989), Die Totenschmecker (1979) and Tatort (1970). He died on 20 August 2013.
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Guildo Horn was born on 14 February 1953 in Trier, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Waschen, schneiden, legen (1999), Das erste Semester (1997) and In aller Freundschaft (1998). He has been married to Daniela since 2013. They have one child. He was previously married to Thekla Chabbi.- Bernd Wolf was born in 1958 in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor, known for Shoppen Munich (2006), Hans im Glück (1999) and Transit (2010).
- Cristin König was born in 1965 in Trier, Germany. She is an actress, known for Vaterland (1992), Origin (2023) and Tatort (1970).
- Frank Michelis was born on 26 February 1905 in Trier, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der letzte der Mohikaner (1956), The Rabbit Is Me (1965) and Gejagt bis zum Morgen (1957). He was married to Ingeborg Olbricht . He died on 22 October 1975 in East Berlin, East Germany.
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Armin Franzen was born on 1 September 1976 in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Armin is a cinematographer and director, known for Kronos. Ende und Anfang (2008), La Isla Bonita (2009) and Built to Dream (2005).- Director
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Steffen Schäffler was born in 1968 in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for The Periwig-Maker (1999), Pickels in a pickle (2011) and Balto (1995).- Gaby Dietzen was born on 14 May 1951 in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- Frank Geney was born on 22 May 1979 in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was an actor, known for Même âge, même adresse (2003), Le groupe (2001) and La main blanche (2008). He died on 18 July 2013 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
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Udo Lutz was born on 28 July 1969 in Trier, Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Men to Kiss (2012), Alex und der Löwe (2010) and Das Phallometer (2013). He was previously married to Alexander Kießlich.- Arthur Binder was born on 23 February 1919 in Trier, Germany. He was an actor, known for Rockys Messer (1967), Ninotschka und Peer (1962) and The Horror of Blackwood Castle (1968). He died on 1 June 1976 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
- Reinhard Horras was born in 1935 in Trier, Germany. He is an actor, known for Battle of Britain (1969), Hamburg Transit (1970) and Hausfrauen-Report (1971).
- Reimar J. Baur was born on 23 January 1928 in Trier, Germany. He was an actor, known for Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1970), Johannes Kepler (1974) and Draußen vor der Tür (1960). He was married to Annelene Hischer. He died on 8 March 2023 in Berlin, Germany.
- Mia Ceran was born on 15 November 1986 in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- Loni Michelis was born on 9 August 1908 in Trier, Germany. She was an actress, known for Between the Parents (1938), Der Fackelträger (1957) and Der Läufer von Marathon (1933). She was married to Werner Pledath. She died on 11 February 1966 in West Berlin, West Germany.
- Axel Herrig was born on 1 June 1963 in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor, known for Jump! (2007), In the Name of the Law (1994) and Zwei Profis (2002).