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Schiller (other)
Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) was a German poet. Schiller may also refer to: People * Schiller (surname), including a list of people with that name Businesses and organizations * Schiller Institute, a LaRouchian think tank * Schiller Piano Company, a former piano maker whose factory is an NRHP-listed property in Illinois * Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany * Schiller International University, Florida, U.S. Other uses * Schiller (crater), a lunar impact crater * Schiller (band), a German electronic musician * Schiller, the metallic iridescent lustre Lustre or Luster may refer to: Places * Luster, Norway, a municipality in Vestlandet, Norway ** Luster (village), a village in the municipality of Luster * Lustre, Montana, an unincorporated community in the United States Entertainment * '' ... originating from below the surface of a stone * SS ''Schiller'', a German ocean liner, wrecked in 1875 See also * Schiller Park (other) * Shiller (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (, short: ; 10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, and philosopher. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller developed 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 that he had 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 of their philosophical vision. Early life and career Friedrich Schiller was born on 10 November 1759, in Marbach, Württemberg, as the only son of military doctor Johann Kaspar Schiller (1733–1796) and Elisabetha Dorothea Schiller (1732–1802). They also had five daughters, including Christophine, the eldest. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
