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Article: Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich Von (1759–1805)
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SCHILLER, JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH VON (1759
–
1805)
SCHILLER, JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH VON
(1759
–
1805), German dramatist, poet, historian, and philosopher. Born on 10 November 1759 in Marbach, in W
ü
rttemberg, the only son of a low-ranking army officer, Schiller was educated from 1773 to 1780 at the military academy founded by Karl Eugen, duke of W
ü
rttemberg (1728
–
1793). His first play,
Die R
ä
uber
(1781; The robbers), premiered at the Mannheim National Theater in 1782. Forbidden by the duke to pursue his literary work, he absconded from W
ü
rttemberg later that year, and after serving as resident playwright at Mannheim for one year, he moved to ...