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  1. Sep 18, 2016 · Johann Goethe (1749-1832) was a German polymath, with notable achievements in science and considered to have been one of the greatest talents in Western literature, penning the classic “Faust...

  2. Jun 27, 2023 · A German playwright, poet, and novelist, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born on August 28, 1749. Known for the novel The Sorrows of Young Werther and the tragic play Faust, Goethe remains a legendary author to this day. Also a scientist and statesman, he was believed to have had an IQ between 210 and 225. Public Domain

  3. Jan 31, 2024 · 2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) Estimated IQ: 210. Goethe was a German author known for classics such as Faust and The Sorrows of Young Werther. In addition to his writing, he excelled in science and politics. His estimated IQ of 200+ places him in the super genius category.

  4. Johann achieved international acclaim when he was 25 years old, with the 1774 publication of his epistolary novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther. The novel’s emotional intensity and exploration of romantic themes made it a sensation across Europe.

  5. Mar 31, 2020 · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet, dramatist and scientist, c1830. Engraving. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832) was a German novelist, playwright, poet, and statesman who has been described as Germany’s William Shakespeare.

  6. Philosophically, his influence is indelible, though not as wide-reaching. His formulation of an organic ontology left its mark on thinkers from Hegel to Wittgenstein; his theory of colors challenged the reigning paradigm of Newton’s optics; and his theory of morphology, that of Linnaeus’ biology.

  7. www.encyclopedia.com › german-literature-biographies › johann-wolfgang-von-goetheJohann Wolfgang Von Goethe | Encyclopedia.com

    May 23, 2018 · GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON (1749 – 1832; elevated to the nobility as von Goethe in 1782), German writer, scientist, and statesman. The dominant figure of the German Classicist-Romantic period, and for many still the most influential of all German writers, Goethe was often referred to as the last Renaissance man.

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