Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Wikipedia page about Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Born: Thursday, August 28, 1749
Died: Thursday, March 22, 1832 (aged 82)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and color; and four novels. In addition, numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him are extant.
Goethe Street was named for him.