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German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)

Also known as: Goethe, Göthe, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Göthe, Johann Wolfgang von Göthe, Иоганн Вольфганг фон Гёте

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