Literature · Scholarship · Philosophy · 1772–1829
Friedrich Schlegel — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 10 March 1772 · Died: 11 January 1829 · Age at death: 56
How old was Friedrich Schlegel when he died?
Friedrich Schlegel died aged 56. He was born on 10 March 1772 and died on 11 January 1829.
German philosopher and a leading figure of the Romantic movement
Did you know?He is credited with being the first person to use the term 'Romantic' in a literary context.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel ( SHLAY-gəl; German:; 10 March 1772 – 12 January 1829) was a German literary critic, philosopher, and Indologist. With his older brother, August Wilhelm Schlegel, he was one of the main figures of Jena Romanticism.
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- Age at death
- 56
- Years since death
- 197
- Born
- March 10, 1772 · Hanover, Germany
- Died
- January 11, 1829
- Cause of death
- Stroke
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Hanover
- Known for
- Literature, Scholarship, Philosophy
Family
- Father
- Johann Adolf Schlegel
- Mother
- Johanna Christiane Erdmuthe Schlegel
- Spouse
- Dorothea von Schlegel
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