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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Polymath and writer
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German polymath and writer, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and... Wikipedia
Born: August 28, 1749, Goethe House, Frankfurt, Germany
Died: March 22, 1832 (age 82 years), Weimar, Germany
Influenced by: Friedrich Schiller, William Shakespeare, Immanuel Kant, and more
Spouse: Christiane Vulpius (m. 1806–1816)
Plays: Faust, a Tragedy, Egmont, Iphigenia in Tauris, and more
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was one of the rare giants of world literature. Throughout a long and full life he demonstrated his prolific genius in many ...
On August 28, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is born in Frankfurt am Main. His father is a lawyer and hopes that his son will follow in his footsteps.