Marx Fought A Duel During His Time At University

The second interesting fact about Karl Marx is that he fought a duel when he was a student. His father Heinrich Marx initially provided Karl with a private education. He attended the Trier High School from 1830 until 1835. He enrolled in the University of Bonn in October 1835 when he was just 17 years old. He only took humanities-related classes, covering topics like Greek and Roman mythology and the history of art. Marx joined the Poets' Club, an organization of political radicals, while he was a student in Bonn. He also served as co-president of the drinking club Trier Tavern Club. He led the Tavern Club, a group that disagreed with the more aristocratic student organizations, and he became a member of a group for poets that also included some political militants. It's true that Bonn had a politically dissident student culture. Particularly as a result of a student attempt to interrupt a Federal Diet session in Frankfurt, several students had been jailed and some were still being expelled during Marx's time.

Marx was once incarcerated for intoxication. A Borussian Korps member at the university also challenged Marx to a duel, which Marx accepted. Marx was fired upon, and he was fortunate to escape with only a minor injury to his left eye but he had to spend a day in jail for being intoxicated and unruly. Heinrich Marx enrolled Karl at the University of Berlin in October 1836 after becoming dissatisfied with his deeds. Marx, who attended the University of Berlin to study law, had a passion for philosophy and was especially drawn to the writings of German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel.