Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832)

 A German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath.  He is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. His works span the fields of poetry, drama, prose, philosophy, and science. His Faust has been called the greatest long poem of modern European literature. His other well-known literary works include his numerous poems, the Bildungsroman Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, and the epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther.