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Meeting at Café de la Régence

When
28 August 1844
Where
Café de la Régence
Part of
Marx and Engels meet in Paris

Engels met Marx in Paris in August 1844, beginning a lifelong friendship and permanent partnership.

On 28 August 1844, Engels stopped in Paris on his way back to Germany. He met Marx at the Café de la Régence. This encounter initiated their collaboration, which would define their future political and philosophical work.

Sources

  1. Karl Marx Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
  2. Friedrich Engels Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06

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