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goethe, johann wolfgang von

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Goe·the   (gɶ'tə)   
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.
Goe'the·an (-tē-ən) adj.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von [(geu-tuh, gur-tuh)]

A German author of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, who greatly influenced European literature. Among his celebrated works are a drama telling the story of Faust and the novel The Sorrows of Young Werther.

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