Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller [ˈjoːhan ˈkʁɪstɔf ˈfʁiːdʁɪç fɔn ˈʃɪlɐ] (10 November 1759 – 9 May 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. They frequently discussed issues concerning aesthetics, and Schiller encouraged Goethe to finish wo... More

Date of birth:

  • Nov 10, 1759

Date of death:

  • May 9, 1805 (age 45 years)

Country of nationality:

Also known as:

  • Friedrich von Schiller,
  • Frederich Schiller,
  • Schiller, Friedrich,
  • Von Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich,
  • Friedrich Schiler,
  • Frederick Schiller
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KWType:

  • Person

Assessment:

  • Schiller contributed greatly to the modernization of German literature.

Category:

  • literature

Disciplines:

  • poet
  • dramatist
  • literary theorist
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