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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic.
* He is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language.
* His work includes plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour.
* Goethe was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on August 28, 1749.
* He died in Weimar, Germany, on March 22, 1832.
* Goethe's most famous work is the play Faust, which is considered one of the greatest works of literature in the world.
* Goethe's work has had a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and philosophical thought.
* He is considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western culture.
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