Goethe

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=JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE=



Birth: 28 August 1749 Death: 22 March 1832

German writer of many genres including poetry, essays, philosophy etc. He is also an Enlightenment thinker as his works represent the philosophy of Enlightenment to change society. Many of his works are well known and some are set to music (ex. Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven)

Famous Works

//Faust// //The Sorrows of Young Weather//