Friedrich Schiller

10 November 1759 – 9 May 1805

Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, and historian, regarded alongside Goethe as one of the greatest figures of German literature. His dramas, including The Robbers, Don Carlos, the Wallenstein trilogy, and William Tell, became cornerstones of the German stage, and his 'Ode to Joy' was later set to music by Beethoven in the Ninth Symphony.

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Born in Marbach am Neckar, Duchy of Württemberg
10 November 1759

Friedrich Schiller was born to military officer Johann Kaspar Schiller and Elisabeth Dorothea Kodweiß.

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Enrolled at the Karlsschule military academy in Stuttgart
1773 – 1780

At the order of Duke Karl Eugen of Württemberg, Schiller entered the elite Karlsschule, where he eventually studied medicine.

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Premiere of his first play, The Robbers, in Mannheim
13 January 1782

Die Räuber caused a sensation at its Mannheim premiere and made Schiller famous overnight as a leading voice of the Sturm und Drang movement.

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Fled Stuttgart to escape the Duke of Württemberg's ban on his writing
September 1782

After being forbidden by Duke Karl Eugen to publish anything but medical works, Schiller fled Württemberg for Mannheim.

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Appointed professor of history and philosophy at the University of Jena
1789

Schiller took up a professorship at Jena, where he delivered his famous inaugural lecture on universal history.

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Married Charlotte von Lengefeld
22 February 1790

Schiller married Charlotte von Lengefeld in a church in Wenigenjena; the couple had four children.

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Began his close friendship and collaboration with Goethe
1794

Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe formed a productive friendship that shaped Weimar Classicism, including their joint work on the journal Die Horen.

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Moved to Weimar and completed the Wallenstein trilogy
December 1799

Schiller settled in Weimar in 1799, where his Wallenstein trilogy was staged to great acclaim.

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Premiere of his final completed play, William Tell
17 March 1804

Wilhelm Tell premiered in Weimar under Goethe's direction and became one of Schiller's most celebrated works.

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Died in Weimar at age 45
9 May 1805

Schiller died of tuberculosis in Weimar, leaving his drama Demetrius unfinished.

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