WRITER

Theodor Körner

1791 - 1813

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Carl Theodor Körner (23 September 1791 – 26 August 1813) was a German poet and soldier. After having lived for some time in Vienna, where he wrote some light comedies and other works for the Burgtheater, he became a soldier and joined the Lützow Free Corps in the German uprising against Napoleon. During this time, he displayed personal courage in many fights, and inspired his comrades by fiery patriotic lyrics he composed. One of these was the "Schwertlied" ('Sword Song'), composed during a lull in fighting, only a few hours before his death, and "Lützow's wilde Jagd", each set to music by both Carl Maria von Weber and Franz Schubert. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theodor Körner is the 3,216th most popular writer (up from 3,509th in 2019), the 3,364th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,596th in 2019) and the 209th most popular German Writer.

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Among writers, Theodor Körner ranks 3,216 out of 7,302Before him are Ivo Brešan, Antonio Ghislanzoni, Jackie Collins, Goffredo Mameli, Edith Pargeter, and Susanna Hall. After him are Charles Kingsley, Philostratus of Lemnos, Andrew Lang, Cristina Calderón, Fernán Caballero, and Phlegon of Tralles.

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Among people born in 1791, Theodor Körner ranks 32Before him are Henryk Dembiński, Sergey Aksakov, Anne Lister, Friedrich von Gärtner, Jan Svatopluk Presl, and Jan Václav Voříšek. After him are Louis Visconti, Václav Hanka, Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Odilon Barrot, Josef Munzinger, and Jean Cruveilhier. Among people deceased in 1813, Theodor Körner ranks 31Before him are Géraud Duroc, Johann Christian Reil, Alexander Wilson, Robert Kerr, Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal, and George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. After him are Jacques Delille, Maria Caterina Brignole, Benjamin Rush, Edmund Randolph, Sophronius of Vratsa, and James Wyatt.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Theodor Körner ranks 3,366 out of 7,253Before him are William I, Margrave of Meissen (1343), John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1677), Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1614), Carl Graebe (1841), Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1529), and Adam Ries (1492). After him are Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg (1479), Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (1896), Horst Köppel (1948), Hans Bauer (1927), Johann Walter (1496), and Karl Valentin (1882).

Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Theodor Körner ranks 209Before him are Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (1826), Ursula Kuczynski (1907), Walter Hasenclever (1890), Curt von Bardeleben (1861), Alfred Andersch (1914), and Janosch (1931). After him are Sophie von La Roche (1730), Justus Jonas (1493), Johann Ernst Glück (1652), Johann Most (1846), Paul Fleming (1609), and Sylvia Nasar (1947).