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Goethe

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Goe·the  (gt), Johann Wolfgang von 1749-1832.
German writer and scientist. A master of poetry, drama, and the novel, he spent 50 years on his two-part dramatic poem Faust (published 1808 and 1832). He also conducted scientific research in various fields, notably botany, and held several governmental positions.
Goethe·an (-t-n) adj.
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Noun1.GoetheGoethe - German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


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But one mark of a writer's greatness is that different minds can find in him different inspirations; and Professor Erlin, who hated the Prussians, gave his enthusiastic admiration to Goethe because his works, Olympian and sedate, offered the only refuge for a sane mind against the onslaughts of the present generation.
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