Schiller - Poet - Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
N 42° 20.487 W 082° 58.817
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This Statue of The German Poet Johann Christoph Friedrich Von Schiller is located on Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WMHD9M
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2013
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This statue of the German poet and playwright was commissioned by Detroit's German-American community in 1908 the sculptor was Herman Matzen. Schiller's statue is tucked away in a shady grassy corner, of Belle Island Park.
Schiller's poem "Ode to Joy" was set to music by Beethoven in his Ninth Symphony.
"Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller. Born 10 November 1759 – 9 May 1805. 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 works he left as sketches. This relationship and these discussions led to a period now referred to as Weimar Classicism. They also worked together on Xenien, a collection of short satirical poems in which both Schiller and Goethe challenge opponents to their philosophical vision." Text Source: (
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