▁Johann ▁Philipp ▁Pal m ▁or ▁Johannes ▁Philipp ▁Pal m ▁( 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 7 6 8 ▁– ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 8 0 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁books eller ▁and ▁a ▁strong ▁anti - F rench ▁ag it ator ▁and ▁freedom ▁f ighter ▁executed ▁during ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁at ▁Napoleon ' s ▁orders . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Sch or nd orf ▁in ▁Wür ttemberg . ▁Having ▁been ▁app r entic ed ▁to ▁his ▁uncle , ▁the ▁publish er ▁Johann ▁Jakob ▁Pal m ▁( 1 7 5 0 – 1 8 2 6 ), ▁in ▁Er lang en , ▁he ▁married ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁books eller ▁Stein ▁in ▁N ure m berg , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁time ▁became ▁propriet or ▁of ▁his ▁father - in - law ' s ▁business . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 6 , ▁the ▁Stein ▁publishing ▁house ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁books elling ▁establishment ▁of ▁Stage ▁in ▁A ugs burg ▁a ▁pam ph let ▁( pres umably ▁written ▁by ▁Philipp ▁Christian ▁Y elin ▁in ▁Ans bach ) ▁entitled ▁Deutschland ▁in ▁seiner ▁t ief en ▁Ern ied rig ung ▁(" G erm any ▁in ▁her ▁deep ▁hum ili ation "), ▁which ▁strongly ▁attacked ▁Napoleon ▁and ▁the ▁behaviour ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁troops ▁in ▁Bav aria . ▁On ▁learning ▁of ▁the ▁violent ▁r het or ical ▁attack ▁made ▁upon ▁his ▁rég ime ▁and ▁failing ▁to ▁discover ▁the ▁actual ▁author , ▁Napoleon ▁had ▁Pal m ▁arrested ▁in ▁and ▁handed