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German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (–)

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Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (German:[ˈjoːhanˈkʁɪstɔfˈfʁiːdʁɪçfɔnˈʃɪlɐ], short:[ˈfʁiːdʁɪçˈʃɪlɐ]^ⓘ; 10 November &#;&#; 9 May ) was a German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian.

Schiller is considered by most Germans to be Germany's most important classical playwright.

He was born in Marbach to a devoutly Protestant family. Initially intended for the priesthood, in he entered a military academy in Stuttgart and ended up studying medicine.

His first play, The Robbers, was written at this time and proved very successful.

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After a brief stint as a regimental doctor, he left Stuttgart and eventually wound up in Weimar. In , he became professor of History and Philosophy at Jena, where he wrote historical works.

During the last seventeen years of his life (–), Schiller developed a productive,