Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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• Nicholas Boyle

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (born August 28, 1749, Frankfurt am Main [Germany]—died March 22, 1832, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar), German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, critic, and amateur artist, considered the greatest German literary figure of the modern era.

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BORN

August 28, 1749
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
(Born on this day)

DIED

March 22, 1832 (aged 82)
Weimar, Germany

NOTABLE WORKS

• “The Sorrows of Young Werther”
• “Faust”
• “The Erl-King”
• “Egmont”
• “Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship”
• “Götz von Berlichingen”
• “Clavigo”
• “The Theatrical Mission of Wilhelm Meister”
• “Der Gross-Cophta”
• “Alexis und Dora”

MOVEMENT / STYLE

• Sturm und Drang