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Friedrich Schiller

Profession
Writing
Born
November 10, 1759 · Marbach am Neckar, Germany
Died
May 9, 1805

Biography

Friedrich Schiller was born on Nov. 10, 1759, in Marbach, Germany. His father was an army doctor. Growing up in a very poor environment, Schiller eventually managed to get the support of a wealthy duke that enabled him to study medicine. He served as a military doctor first, but through the efforts of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe he finally went to Jena and Weimar, where he died on the May 9, 1805. Schiller is an important German author of his time, most famous for his stage plays. They were highly acclaimed--and mostly forbidden, because of their contents. His first big work, "Die Räuber", dealt with the revolt of sons against their parents and environment, a very modern topic for the time and one that was not accepted in many regions of Germany. Overall, though, he is underrated as an author due to the fact that he lived and wrote in the same time as Goethe: Schiller is considered to be a good writer, but not as brilliant as Goethe. IMDb Mini Biography By: Benjamin Stello (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)

Known for

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William Tell
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Adventures of William Tell poster
Adventures of William Tell
Film · 1898 · ★ 5.6
Joan the Woman poster
Joan the Woman
Film · 1916 · ★ 5.7
Crossbow poster
Crossbow
Series · 1987 · ★ 6.3
William Tell poster
William Tell
Film · 1903
BBC Play of the Month poster
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
Intrigue and Love poster
Intrigue and Love
Film · 1959
Verdi: Don Carlos poster
Verdi: Don Carlos
Film · 1996
Kabale und Liebe poster
Kabale und Liebe
Film · 2005
Chamsin poster
Chamsin
Film · 1972
Giovanna d'Arco poster
Giovanna d'Arco
Film · 1989
William Tell poster
William Tell
Film · 1960

Filmography