Karl Marx

Karl Marx[note 1] (/mɑrks/;[4] German pronunciation: [ˈkaɐ̯l ˈmaɐ̯ks]; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist. Born in Prussia (now Rhineland-Palatinate), he later became stateless and spent much of his life in London. Marx's work in economics laid the basis for much of the current understanding of labour and its relation to capital, and subsequent economic thought.[5][6][7][8] He published numerous books during his lifetime, the most notable being The CommunistManifesto (1848) and DasKapital (1867–1894). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx

Marxism is a method of socioeconomic analysis, originating from the mid-to-late 19th century works of German philosophers Karl Marx and FriedrichEngels, that analyzes class relations and societal conflict using a materialist interpretation of historical development and a dialectical view of social transformation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism