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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Politician · born August 22, 1749 · died 1832

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language.

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  1. ~25Notable work: The Sorrows of Young Werther1774
  2. ~33Notable work: Der Erlkönig1782
  3. ~41Notable work: Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship1790
  4. ~48Notable work: Der Zauberlehrling1797
  5. ~59Notable work: Faust1808

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