- Some suspect that Von Goethe stopped
attending Leipzig University in 1768 and did not resume classes until
1770 because he was infected with syphilis.
Field: Poet,
novelist, playwright, courtier, and natural philosopher.
Family:
Son of Johann
Caspar Goethe and Katherine Elisabeth Textor, the daughter of the mayor of
Frankfurt, Germany.
IQ:
Ratio IQ: 210
Deviation IQ: 179
Education:
- Studied law at Leipzig University, at the age of 16. (1765-1768).
- Studied drawing with Adam Oeser.
- Studied Law at Strasbourg (1770-1771).
Employment:
- Practiced law in
Frankfurt, Germany (1771-1772).
- Practiced law in Wetzlar, Germany (1772).
Accomplishments:
Literature:
- The Lover's Caprice (1767).
- Frankfurter Gelehrte Anzeigen
(1772-73)
- DIE LEIDEN DES JUNGEN WERTHERS
(1774)
Awards:
Acquanitances:
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