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1759 – 1805Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805)Died 9 May 1805, aged 45Schiller was a German poet, playwright, and philosopher whose works, including Don Carlos, Wallenstein, and William Tell, helped define German classical literature alongside his friend Goethe. His poem "An die Freude" ("Ode to Joy") was later set to music by Beethoven in the Ninth Symphony. He died in Weimar after a long illness.