Johann Wolfgang von Goethe[a] (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language.

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Dec 12, 2025 · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, and critic who was considered the greatest German literary figure of the modern era. He is especially …

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born August 28, 1749 in Frankfurt, Germany. His father was the Imperial Councillor Johann Kaspar Goethe (1710-1782) and his mother Katharina Elisabeth (Textor) …

Aug 21, 2024 · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: thirst for knowledge and world-class literature. Find out here, how the poet shaped German culture.

One of the preeminent figures in German literature, poet, playwright, and novelist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1749. The child of an imperial councilor, Goethe had a …

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832) was a German polymath—a painter, novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist, philosopher, and, for ten years, minister of state for the …

Born in Frankfurt, Germany, on August 28, 1749, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was tutored extensively in languages as a child. Goethe’s father, a lawyer, prioritized his son’s education, enabling him to …

Oct 5, 2024 · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) is celebrated as one of the greatest writers in the German language and a towering figure in Western intellectual history. A polymath, Goethe’s …

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) is the central figure in the German literary canon. Poet, novelist, playwright, and scientist, he is to the German language what William Shakespeare is to …