
Friedrich Schiller, St. Louis, MO
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N 38° 37.713 W 090° 12.111
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German Poet honored in Memorial Plaza, St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WM3XET
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2008
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He was born 1839, died 1875.
Artist: Ernst Rau.
The statue is an exact reproduction of the statue in Marback, Germany; Schiller's birthplace. Schiller was a noted German Poet. The statue was donated by Col. Charles G. Stifel. It was originally installed in November of 1898 at St. Louis Place Park. It was moved to its current location in the 1970's.
Schiller's birthday is November 10, 1759. and here is a link to provide more information about the poet:
Shiller's American Life