Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
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Friedrich Schiller was a German writer and thinker of the late 1700s who made major contributions to drama, poetry, philosophy, and historical writing. His works helped shape modern German literature and continue to be widely performed and studied today.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1759-11-10
- Died
- 1805-05-09
- Works
- 53
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Writing · Marbach am Neckar, Germany
Friedrich Schiller was born on Nov. 10, 1759, in Marbach, Germany. His father was an army doctor. Growing up in a very poor environment, Schiller eventually managed to get the support of a wealthy duke that enabled him to study medicine. He served as a military doctor first, but through the efforts of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe he finally went to Jena and Weimar, where he died on the May 9, 1805.…
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,082
- Total plays
- 42,247
Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Friedrich Schiller, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller ( German: [ˈjoːhan ˈkʁɪstɔf ˈfʁiːdʁɪç fɔn ˈʃɪlɐ], short: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʃɪlɐ] ; 10 November 1759 – 9 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian. Schiller is considered to be one of Germany's most important classical playwrights.
He was born in Marbach to a devoutly Protestant family. Initially intended for the priesthood, in 1773 he entered a military academy in Stuttgart and ended up studying medicine. His first play, The Robbers, was written at this time and proved very successful. After a brief stint as a regimental doctor, he left Stuttgart and eventually wound up in Weimar. In 1789, he became professor of History and Philosophy at the University of Jena, where he wrote historical works.
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