# Talk:Karl Marx

Heinrich Marx, the father of Karl Marx, bought the small mansard roof building in Trier´s Simeonstrasse in 1819  when Karl was only one year old. The later socialist grew up here with his parents and five siblings and moved out aged 17 after his graduation from secondary school (Gymnasium).  Yet as a grown up man, he returned to Trier several times to visit his relatives. 
Compared to today, little has changed in the historical city center of Trier: The main characteristics of the old town around the market place have been preserved and looked more or less the same back in the days when Karl Marx lived there. In particular the neighbourhood of the house to the Trier's most famous landmark, the Roman city gate Porta Nigra, is still impressive. In most parts unchanged to this day, it is likely that Karl Marx took the very same route to school every day that tourists can walk today.
The house in Simeonstraße had a lasting impact on Karl Marx, especially since he had been educated here in home schooling until the age of 12.
As an adult, Karl Marx returned to live with his family in this house during his visits several times. For example in 1841 after his doctoral studies in Berlin, Marx travelled back to Trier. The main reason for his return home was to be close to his long-term fiancée Jenny von Westphalen. Also in the following year, 1842, Karl Marx spent some months in the house in Simeonstraße 8 (then Simeongasse 1040) in order to take care of family matters.
Location of the house
The former home of Karl Marx in Simeonstraße 8 (then Simeongasse 1040) looks rather unremarkable at the beginning of Trier's shopping promenade close to the famous Porta Nigra. Only a few minutes walk leads visitors to the bronze statue of Karl Marx by Wu Weishan – a present from the People's Republic of China to Trier.

I want to change the main photo because this one: Karl Marx by John Jabez Edwin Mayall 1875 - Restored.png is better. Thanks and goodbye. Giovanni Cardinali (talk) 13:16, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

If you create one cropped like the current image, I'll make the change. Patrick 🐈‍⬛ (talk) 15:40, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
This is the photo file:Karl Marx by John Jabez Edwin Mayall 1875 - Restored (cropped).png. Thank you. Giovanni Cardinali (talk) 21:27, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
Sorry! I see you did. I have made the change. Cheers, Patrick 🐈‍⬛ (talk) 16:11, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
This appears to have been actioned. I am closing the edit request.
@Patrick 🐈‍⬛ just a reminder to make sure to close the edit request and to use a template such as {{done}} ( Done) or {{not done}} ( Not done) when resolving an edit request. Thanks! SI09 (talk) 18:34, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
Thanks for the reminder! Patrick 🐈‍⬛ (talk) 18:41, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
 Done Giovanni Cardinali (talk) 18:47, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Change Karl Marx to Karl Heinrich Marx 
..to inform users of his middle name. 2A00:23CC:B30E:DA01:7944:7657:6B98:297B (talk) 18:52, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. Tenshi! (Talk page) 19:05, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

I presume nobody here has read it since it's clear that it is not a "programme for revolution." It is simply a forecast. 2600:4040:27E4:7D00:2D8E:E5:C12A:CC5 (talk) 00:51, 4 November 2025 (UTC)