Theodor Körner (Austrian President)
Theodor Körner may refer to: * Theodor Körner (author) (1791–1813), German poet and soldier ** Theodor Körner (opera), premiered in 1872, based on an episode in the life of the German poet and soldier * Theodor Körner (politician) (1941 — 2018), German administrative lawyer and local politician * Theodor Körner (president) Theodor Körner may refer to: * Theodor Körner (author) Carl Theodor Körner (23 September 1791 – 26 August 1813) was a German poet and soldier. After having lived for some time in Vienna, where he wrote some light comedies and other works for ... (1873–1957), president of Austria 1951–1957 ** Theodor Körner Prize, a set of annual Austrian awards * (1863–1933), German merchant and politician {{disambiguation, hn=Korner, Theodor ...
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Theodor Körner (author)
Carl Theodor Körner (23 September 1791 – 26 August 1813) was a German poet and soldier. After having lived for some time in Vienna, where he wrote some light comedies and other works for the Burgtheater, he became a soldier and joined the Lützow Free Corps in the German uprising against Napoleon. During this time, he displayed personal courage in many fights, and inspired his comrades by fiery patriotic lyrics he composed. One of these was the " Schwertlied" (), composed during a lull in fighting, only a few hours before his death, and " Lützow's wilde Jagd", each set to music by both Carl Maria von Weber and Franz Schubert. He was often called the "German Tyrtaeus". Early life He was born at Dresden, capital of the Saxon electorate, the son of the consistorial councillor Christian Gottfried Körner and his wife Minna Stock Körner. He was raised by his parents and by his aunt, the artist Dora Stock, who lived in the home. He attended the Kreuzschule. After his ed ...
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Theodor Körner (opera)
''Leyer und Schwert'' (''Lyre and Sword'') (modern German spelling ''Leier und Schwert'') is a patriotic opera in five acts composed by Wendelin Weißheimer to a libretto by Louise Otto-Peters. Also known as ''Theodor Körner'', the opera was composed in 1863/64 and premiered in Hoftheater in Munich, Munich in 1872. The libretto is based on an episode in the life of the German poet and soldier Theodor Körner (author), Theodor Körner. History The libretto was written by Louise Otto-Peters, who had already shown ardent interest in patriotic subjects as a youth. It depicts the last episode of Theodor Körner (author), Theodor Körner's life from the beginning of his military engagement until his death. Körner, a famous German poet during the War of the Sixth Coalition, Wars of Liberation against First French Empire, Napoleonic hegemony, was free of personal worries due to his professional success culminating in the appointment as ''k. k. Hoftheaterdichter'', a playwright of the ...
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Theodor Körner (politician)
Theodor Körner may refer to: * Theodor Körner (author) (1791–1813), German poet and soldier ** Theodor Körner (opera), premiered in 1872, based on an episode in the life of the German poet and soldier * Theodor Körner (politician) (1941 — 2018), German administrative lawyer and local politician * Theodor Körner (president) (1873–1957), president of Austria 1951–1957 ** Theodor Körner Prize The Theodor Körner Prize (German: ''Theodor-Körner-Preis'') is a set of annual Austrian awards bestowed by the Theodor Körner Fund in recognition of cultural and/or scientific advances. The prize is awarded at the University of Vienna. The priz ...

Theodor Körner (president)
Theodor Körner may refer to: * Theodor Körner (author) Carl Theodor Körner (23 September 1791 – 26 August 1813) was a German poet and soldier. After having lived for some time in Vienna, where he wrote some light comedies and other works for the Burgtheater, he became a soldier and joined the Lü ... (1791–1813), German poet and soldier ** Theodor Körner (opera), premiered in 1872, based on an episode in the life of the German poet and soldier * Theodor Körner (politician) (1941 — 2018), German administrative lawyer and local politician * Theodor Körner (president) (1873–1957), president of Austria 1951–1957 ** Theodor Körner Prize, a set of annual Austrian awards * (1863–1933), German merchant and politician {{disambiguation, hn=Korner, Theodor ...
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