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Laura Marx
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daughter of Karl Marx (1845–1911)
OverviewAI-generated
Laura Marx was a German-born writer, translator, and militant. Born in Brussels in 1845, she was the daughter of Karl Marx and Jenny von Westphalen. She held citizenship in the Kingdom of Prussia and spoke French, English, and German, with German as her native language. Her professional work focused on activism and translation, and she wrote in French.
She was married to Paul Lafargue and had two siblings, Eleanor Marx and Jenny Longuet. Marx authored two works, including *Santa Muy Peculiar* and *Wreaths*. She died by suicide via cyanide poisoning in Draveil in 1911. She is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Santa Muy Peculiar
- Wreaths
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Key facts
- Born
- Jenny Laura Marx , ( 1845-09-26 ) 26 September 1845, Brussels, Belgium
- Died
- 25 November 1911 (1911-11-25) (aged 66), Paris, France
- Cause of death
- Suicide
- Resting place
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
- Spouse
- Paul Lafargue ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1868 )
- Children
- 3; all died in infancy
- Parents
- Karl Marx (father) Jenny von Westphalen (mother)
- Relatives
- Eleanor Marx (sister), Jenny Longuet (sister), Henry Juta (cousin), Louise Juta (aunt), Heinrich Marx (grandfather), Henriette Pressburg (grandmother), Anton Philips (second cousin), Gerard Philips (second cousin)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Laura
- Family name
- Marx
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Brussels
- Place of death
- Draveil
- Spouse
- Paul Lafargue
- Father
- Karl Marx
- Mother
- Jenny von Westphalen
- Occupation
- translator
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Field of work
- translation
- Image
- Laura Lafargue.jpg
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- Commons category
- Laura Lafargue
- date of birth
- 1845-09-26
- date of death
- 1911-11-25
- manner of death
- Suicide
- cause of death
- cyanide poisoning
- writing language
- French
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Encyclopedic overview
Laura Marx (26 September 1845 – 25 November 1911) was a socialist activist. The second daughter of Karl Marx and Jenny von Westphalen, she married revolutionary writer Paul Lafargue in 1868. The two died by suicide together in 1911.
Life
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