Friedrich von Schiller - 200th Anniversary of his Birth - Chicago, IL
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Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright
Waymark Code: WMV6RQ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2017
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The plaque accompanying this monument to Friedrich von Schiller reads:
"Friedrich von Schiller
Poet and Dramatist
Born Nov. 10, 1759 Marbach, Germany
Died May 9, 1805 Weimar, Germany
200th Anniversary
German Day Association
1959"
Wikipedia (
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"Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (German: ['jo?han 'k??st?f 'f?i?d??ç f?n '??l?]; 10 November 1759 – 9 May 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with the 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."