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Friedrich von Schiller

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Friedrich von Schiller 1759-1805, German dramatist, poet, and historian, one of the greatest of German literary figures, b. Marbach, Württemberg. The poets of German romanticism were strongly influenced by Schiller, and he ranks as one of the founders of modern German literature, second only to Goethe . Life The son of an army captain, Schiller attended the duke of Württemberg's military academy, the Karlsschule, and was forced by the domineering duke to study medicine. After graduating in 1780 he became an army surgeon, attached to a military life he abhorred. Turning to ... Read more
Schiller, (Johann Christoph) Friedrich von
Schiller, (Johann Christoph) Friedrich von (1759–1805...with immediate success. Schiller was appointed official...English by Coleridge . Schiller's last years, before...1800); Die Jungfrau von Orleans (1801), his...operatic play; Die Braut von Messina (1803), ... Read more
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller The German dramatist, poet, and historian Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) ranks as one...modern German literature. Friedrich von Schiller was born at Marbach, W... Read more

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