Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832) Germany's most celebrated poet, also a dramatist, novelist, and scientist.
Born in Frankfurt am Main, he studied at Leipzig and in 1775 he was invited to the court of Weimar by the duke, Karl August, and remained there for most of his life. He took on ministerial duties and was raised to the nobility in ... ...
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