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born 10 November 1759 in Marbach died 9 May 1805 in Weimar at only 45 |
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| 1773 | has to leave home for the military academy instead of studying theology and spends unhappy years under severe discipline, which only strengthen his desire for freedom; studies medicine |
| 1780 | obtains a position as regimental doctor in Stuttgart |
| 1781 | writes his first play "The Robbers"; following the successful performance of "The Robbers" in Mannheim he is arrested and forbidden to publish any further works |
| 1783-1787 | has to flee Stuttgart, comes via Leipzig and Dresden to Weimar writes "Ode to Joy" which becomes the basis for the fourth movement of Beethoven's ninth symphony |
| 1789 | professor of History and Philosophy in Jena, where he writes only historical works |
| 1790 | marries Charlotte von Lengefeldt, with whom he has four children |
| 1799 | returns to Weimar where his friend Goethe persuades him to return to playwriting; he and Goethe initiate the Weimar Theatre |
| 1801 | publishes "The Maid of Orleans" , "Mary Stuart" |
| 1802 | for his achievements, Schiller is ennobled by the Duke of Weimar |
