Theodor Körner
German poet (1791-1813) · Writers · Died at 21
Carl Theodor Körner 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.
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Posthumous portrait in Lützow uniform by his aunt Dora Stock (1814)
Heinrich Hartmann (lying, left) Theodor Körner (sitting, middle) and Friedrich Friesen (standing, right) at a forward post, by Georg Friedrich Kersting (1815). All three are wearing the uniform of the Jäger and the Iron Cross, 2nd Class.
Statue of Körner in Dresden (Ernst Julius Hähnel)About this person
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", 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. He was often called the "German Tyrtaeus".
