Friedrich Schiller died on 9 May 1805 in Weimar, aged 45. A German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian, Schiller made his name with the stormy drama The Robbers in 1781. He later produced the classical plays Don Carlos, the Wallenstein trilogy, Mary Stuart and William Tell, which dramatize the struggle for freedom against tyranny. He also wrote philosophical essays on beauty and aesthetic education. His close friendship and collaboration with Goethe in Weimar defined the era of German Classicism. His poem Ode to Joy was set to music by Beethoven in the finale of the Ninth Symphony. He suffered from poor health throughout his adult life and died at 45.
Before and after
- 1805Peace of Pressburg
- from 1805 to 1806War of the Third Coalition
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- 9 May 1805Death of Friedrich Schiller
- 22 June 1805Birth of Giuseppe Mazzini
- 29 July 1805Birth of Alexis de Tocqueville
- 4 August 1805Birth of William Rowan Hamilton
- 21 October 1805Battle of Trafalgar
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