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Theodor Körner

Theodor Körner was a German poet and playwright. Anne Frank read his plays in the Secret Annex.

Person

Friedrich Ludwig Neubauer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
  • Theodor Körner
  • Born on: Sept. 23, 1791
  • Born in: Dresden, Duitsland
  • Died on: Aug. 26, 1813
  • Died in: Gadebusch, Duitsland

Theodor Körner

Friedrich Ludwig Neubauer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Publiek domein

Theodor Körner was a German poet and playwright. Anne Frank read his plays in the Secret Annex.[1] He is famous for the dramatic works he produced for the Vienna Burgtheater and for his patriotic songs about the war of liberation against Napoleon. Following his death during the conflict, he became a national hero.[2]  On 18 February 1943 Goebbels gave a speech in the Berlin Sportpalast. During the address, he quoted Körner: "Nun Volk, steh’ auf, und Sturm, brich los!" ("Now, people, rise up - and let the storm erupt!").[3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Anne Frank, Diary Version A, 16 and 18 October 1942, in: The Collected Works, transl. from the Dutch by Susan Massotty, London [etc.]: Bloomsbury Continuum, 2019.
  2. ^ Wikipedia: Theodor Körner (Schriftsteller).
  3. ^ Ian Kershaw, Hitler. 1936-1945: Vergelding, Utrecht: Spectrum, 2003, p. 757.