Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (jan 1, 1749 – jan 1, 1832)
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A German author who wrote near the end of the Aufklargung, the German EnlightenmentGoethe’s morose The Sorrows of Young Werther helped fuel the Sturm und Drang movement, and his two-part Faust is seen as one of the landmarks of Western literature
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jan 1, 1749
jan 1, 1832
~ 83 years