Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(1749-1832)
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on literary, political, and philosophical thought in the Western world from the late 18th century to the present. A poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre-director, and critic, Goethe wrote a wide range of works, including plays, poetry and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour.
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28 August 1749 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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22 March 1832 (aged 82) Weimar, Germany
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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