1759–1805
Friedrich Schiller

Introduction

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Born: No­vem­ber 10, 1759, Mar­bach am Neckar, Ger­ma­ny.

Died: May 9, 1805, Wei­mar, Ger­ma­ny.

Buried: Al­ter Fried­hof, Wei­mar, Ger­ma­ny.

Friedrich was the son of Jo­hann Kas­par Schill­er and Eli­sa­beth Do­ro­thea Kod­weiß.

One of the best known Ger­man po­ets, Schill­er was al­so a play­wright and phi­lo­so­pher.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. An die Freude