Iogann Volfgang fon Gete

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German poet, statesman, thinker, and natural scientist.

Johann Wolfgang Goethe was born on August 28, 1749, into the family of a Frankfurt burgher. He was born between twelve and one o’clock in the afternoon. When he came into the world, everyone thought the child was dead, but a couple of minutes later it turned out that the baby was alive. From birth he was plagued by illness.

Goethe’s parents attached great importance to the education of their children. In 1755, Goethe was sent to a public school. He studied at this school for one year, after which his father personally took care of his children’s education. Goethe studied French, English, Italian, and Hebrew, painting, the exact sciences, as well as history, music, and fencing. He was a many-sided, well-rounded person. He was interested in everything. Very early on, the young Johann developed a passion for reading books. When Goethe was ten, he first saw several performances by a French troupe. He was delighted by French theater and began writing plays and religious poems himself.

Johann Wolfgang Goethe was a man of many talents. The versatility of his gift still amazes people to this day. In addition to literary work, Goethe was a philosopher, politician, and scholar. He was an excellent chess player.

His father taught him the basics of law, since he dreamed that his son would become a lawyer. In 1765, Goethe went to Leipzig and entered the law faculty. While living in Leipzig, he twice attempted to take his own life. As a result of a mental crisis, he suffered an attack and began to cough up blood; illness again brought him to the point of exhaustion. During his illness, he was cared for by the artist Oeser’s daughter, Friederike. He dedicated poems to her. During the Leipzig period, three collections were written: “Annette,” “Odes to Friends,” and “Songs and Melodies Dedicated to Mademoiselle Friederike Oeser.” In the summer of 1768, he returned to his parental home.

After recovering from a severe illness, in 1770 he went to Strasbourg and continued studying law. But he was unable to concentrate on law studies. Goethe preferred attending lectures on medicine or