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1820 – 1895Friedrich Engels (1820-1895)Died 5 August 1895, aged 74Friedrich Engels was a German philosopher and revolutionary socialist who co-authored The Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx and financially supported Marx for decades. After Marx's death he edited and published the remaining volumes of Das Kapital. He died in London.