Biography
1777 born in Frankfurt/Oder
1792-1799 military service
afterwards studies in Frankfurt/Oder: physics, mathematics as well as lectures in philosophy, cultural history and natural law
1801-1804 travelling through Europe: among other places to Paris, Switzerland, Mailand, Dresden; start of writing
after 1805 among others work in civil service, French imprisonment, editor of different periodicals, travels
1811 suizide near Kleiner Wannsee, Berlin
