Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Considered a brilliant writer, Goethe was one of the paramount figures of German literature and European Neo-classicism and Romanticism in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The author of Faust and Theory of Colours, he inspired Darwin with his independent discovery of the human premaxilla jaw bones and focus on evolution. Goethe's influence spread across Europe, and for the next century his works were a primary source of inspiration in music, drama, and poetry.

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German literature - European - Neo-classicism - Romanticism - 18th - 19th centuries - Faust - Theory of Colours - Darwin - Premaxilla - Evolution

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