Nietzsche, Friedrich b. October 15, 1844 d. August 25, 1900 Philosoper. He was named after King Frederick William IV of Prussia, on whose forty-ninth birthday he was born. His father was a Lutheran pastor and former teacher. After his father's death in 1849, his family went to live with his maternal grandmother and two of his father's unmarried sisters in Naumburg. When his grandmother died in 1856, the family moved into their own house. While in Naumburg, young Friedrich had been making a name for himself as a bright student, particularly in the fields...[Read More] (Bio by: Carrie-Anne) Röcken Churchyard, Rocken, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Von Hardenberg, Friedrich 'Novalis' b. May 2, 1772 d. March 25, 1801 Philosopher, Poet, Novelist. Full name Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr (Baron) von Hardenberg. He was the second of the eleven children of Heinrich Ulrich von Hardenberg and his wife Auguste. When his father became director of the government saltworks the family moved from the family estate at Oberwiederstedt to Weißenfels. In 1790 he began his studies of law at the University of Jena, where he befriended Friedrich Schiller. A year later he came to the University of Leipzig, where he...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia) Alter Friedhof (Stadtpark), Weissenfels, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Plot: look left at the entrance of the Park
b. October 15, 1844 d. August 25, 1900