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Biography
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence literary, political, and philosophical thought in the Western world from the late 18th century to the present. A poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre-director, and critic, his works include plays, poetry and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour.
Awards & recognition
- Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown · 1827
- Grand Cross of the House Order of the White Falcon · 1816
- Officer of the Legion of Honour · 1808
- Order of Saint Anna, 1st class · 1808
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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- Knight Commander of the Order of Leopold (Austria)
- Order of Leopold
