Karl Marx
Karl Marx was born on May 5, 1818. ... His family was Jewish, but they abandoned their religion soon after the birth of Karl to escape anti-Semitism. After high school, Marx studied jurisprudence at Bonn University where he spent much of his time socializing and running up large debts. After being wounded in a duel, his father demanded that Karl be moved to the more sedate Berlin University. ... Bauer introduced Marx to the writings of G. ... After the death of his father, Karl became a lecturer at the university in order to earn his own living.