Did Karl Marx have a job?

Marx did in fact maintain himself with considerable support from his wealthy friend and collaborator Frederick Engels, who was a big-time capitalist as well as a communist theoretician. Marx was unable to obtain employment in Germany because of his radical views. read more

Karl Marx never held a regular job. Marx started out to be a college professor, but his ideas were rejected. He also tried publishing newspapers, but every one soon folded, and the same went with committees he tried to organize. read more

Marx actually had several jobs, primarily in journalism (he edited several radical newspapers in Germany and wrote a series of articles about the US Civil War for the New York Daily Tribune), but also made some money from his political writings. read more

Marx trained in law initially but moved towards philosophy and history, never actually entering the legal profession. He lived in poverty in London and spent some time working for the New York Tribune. read more