Karl Marx was born on May 5, 1818 to Heinrich and Henrietta Marx in the historical city of Trier. Karl was one of seven children raised within a comfortable middle class home provided by his father. Marx's father worked as a counselor-at-law at the High-Court of Appeal in Trier. David McClellan believes that, "Trier first imbued Marx with his abiding passion for history." (Karl Marx: The Legacy (London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1983), pg. 11.) Although the Marx family was linked to a long lineage of Jewish ancestry, Heinrich converted his family to Protestantism in order to keep his position at the courthouse. "Some have considered this rabbinic ancestry to be the key to Marx's ideas and see him as a secularized version of an Old Testament prophet (Karl Marx: The Legacy (London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1983)pg.12) Overall, Marx was raised in a very loving, supportive, environment, and maintained a special relationship with his father throughout his life. (Top......
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