Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner (November 18, 1768 - January 17, 1823), was a German poet, dramatist and preacher. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... A dramatist is an author of dramatic compositions, usually plays. ...

He was born at Königsberg in Prussia. His mother died a religious maniac, and Werner inherited her weak and unbalanced nature. At the University of Königsberg he studied law; but Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Rousseau's German disciples were the influences that shaped his view of life. For years he oscillated violently between aspirations towards the state of nature, which betrayed him into a series of rash and unhappy marriages, and a sentimental admiration, common to so many of the Romanticists, for the Roman Catholic Church, which ended in 1811 in his conversion. Werner's talent was soon recognized and obtained for him, despite his personal character, a small government post at Warsaw, which he exchanged later for one at Berlin. Königsberg may refer to: The city of Kaliningrad in Russia, until 1945 Königsberg, the capital of East Prussia. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: PrÅ«sai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of... The inscription upon Kants tomb in Kaliningrad. ... Critical legal studies Jurisprudence Law (principle) Legal research Letter versus Spirit List of legal abbreviations Legal code Pointless law Natural justice Natural law Philosophy of law Religious law External links Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Law Look up law in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Jean Jacques Rousseau (June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778) was a Franco-Swiss philosopher, writer, political theorist, and self-taught composer of The Age of Enlightenment. ... The Roman Catholic Church, also called the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian body in the world. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto StoÅ‚eczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ...   Berlin? (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ...

In the course of his travels, and by correspondence, he became acquainted with many eminent literary figures of the time; and succeeded in having his plays put on the stage, where they met with much success. In 1814 he was ordained priest, and, exchanging the pen for the pulpit, became a popular preacher at Vienna, where, during the famous congress of 1814, his eloquent but fanatical sermons were listened to by crowded congregations. Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ...

He died at Vienna January 17, 1823. January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

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• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.