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Friedrich Schiller

1759–1805 · 18th century · Also known as Friedrich von Schiller

Friedrich Schiller was a German poet, dramatist, historian and philosopher. His first play, The Robbers (1781), was followed by Don Carlos, the Wallenstein trilogy, Mary Stuart and William Tell. He taught history at Jena from 1789 and settled in Weimar in 1799, where his friendship with Goethe defined Weimar Classicism. His Ode to Joy was set by Beethoven in the Ninth Symphony.

Friedrich Schiller
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Mentioned in 3 state histories

Duchy of Saxe-WeimarPrincipality of Schwarzburg-RudolstadtDuchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

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