Joann Wolfgang von Goethe was a famous poet. Goethe was born in Frankfurt, Germany on August 28, 1749 ( Literature). When Goethe was a child he learned Greek, Latin, French, and Italian. Many of his poems were in other languages which helped with connecting with people all over the world. Goethe loved other poets such as Homer and Ovid ( Poets). When Goethe was 24 he had a poem that was already was popular around the world ( Poets). In college Goethe studied law and went to lectures history, political science anatomy, surgery, and chemistry ( Literature). Goethe eventually died in 1832 right after he finished his two part poetic drama called Faust ( Literature).
Joann Wolfgang von Goethe created many famous poems