Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller

Birth
Marbach am Neckar, Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death 9 May 1805 (aged 45)
Weimar, Stadtkreis Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
Burial
Weimar, Stadtkreis Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
Plot the Fürstengruft
Memorial ID 1186 · View Source
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Poet. One of the founders of modern German literature. At first he attended a military academy, and became an army surgeon where he began to write "Storm and Stress" verse and plays. The revolutionary appeal of his first play "The Robbers," made it an instant success. He later settled in Dresden, where his works included the poem "Ode to Joy," later set to music by Beethoven in his Ninth Symphony. He became professor of history. His works include trilogy "Wallenstein," the greatest historical drama "Maria Stuart" and "Wilhelm Tell."

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  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (10 Nov 1759–9 May 1805), Find A Grave Memorial no. 1186, citing Alter Friedhof Weimar, Weimar, Stadtkreis Weimar, Thüringen, Germany ; Maintained by Find A Grave .