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Johann Kaspar Schiller (father) Elisabetha Dorothea Schiller, born Kodweiß (mother) Christophine Reinwald (sister)
- German
- Physician, poet, playwright, writer, historian, philosopher
Friedrich Schiller leading German dramatist, poet, and literary theorist, best remembered for such dramas as Die Räuber (1781; The Robbers), the Wallenstein trilogy (1800–01), Maria Stuart (1801), and Wilhelm Tell (1804). Friedrich Schiller was the second child of Lieut. Johann Kaspar Schiller and.
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His father, Johannes Kaspar Schiller, was an officer and surgeon. He was ordered by The Duke Karl Eugen (Charles II) to attend the military academy instead of studying theology. The strict discipline, only strengthened his longing for freedom.
Biography. Schiller was born in Marbach, Württemberg, a provincial town some miles north of Stuttgart. Schiller was the only son of military doctor, Johann Kaspar Schiller (1733–1796), and Elisabeth Dorothea Kodweiss (1732–1802).
Jan 6, 2015 · His father was away in the Seven Years’ War when Friedrich was born. He was named after king Frederick the Great, but he was called Fritz by nearly everyone. Kaspar Schiller was rarely home during the war, but he did manage to visit the family once in a while.
May 29, 2018 · Friedrich von Schiller was born at Marbach, Württemberg, on Nov. 10, 1759. His father, Johann Kaspar Schiller, was an army captain in the service of Duke Karl Eugen of Württemberg. His mother, Elisabeth Dorothea, the daughter of a Marbach innkeeper, was a gentle and religious person.
Apr 21, 2017 · Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) is best known for his immense influence on German literature. In his relatively short life, he authored an extraordinary series of dramas, including The Robbers, Maria Stuart, and the trilogy Wallenstein.