Goethe

[ gur-tuh, German gœ-tuh ]

noun

1. Jo·hann Wolf·gang von [yoh, -hahn , vawlf, -gahng f, uh, n], 1749–1832, German poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher.

Goethe

/ ˈɡøːtə /

noun

1. GoetheJohann Wolfgang von17491832MGermanWRITING: poetWRITING: novelistTHEATRE: dramatist Johann Wolfgang von (joˈhan ˈvɔlfɡaŋ fɔn). 1749–1832, German poet, novelist, and dramatist, who settled in Weimar in 1775. His early works of the Sturm und Drang period include the play Götz von Berlichingen (1773) and the novel The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774). After a journey to Italy (1786–88) his writings, such as the epic play Iphigenie auf Tauris (1787) and the epic idyll Hermann und Dorothea (1797), showed the influence of classicism. Other works include the Wilhelm Meister novels (1796–1829) and his greatest masterpiece Faust (1808; 1832)

Other Words From

• Goe·the·an Goe·thi·an [gur, -tee-, uh, n, gœ, -], adjective

Example Sentences

"Nevertheless, our cells can produce several hundred thousand different proteins," explains Prof. Ivan Dikic from the Institute of Biochemistry II at Goethe University Frankfurt.

From Science Daily

Dickens called it “sufficiently unsightly,” if extraordinary, while Goethe said it was “a spectacle that disgusts.”

From New York Times

Researchers at Goethe University Frankfurt and Kiel University have developed a novel sensor for the detection of bacteria.

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If RNA is a house, “its modifications are windows and electrical outlets” that make it function, says Stefanie Kaiser, an analytical chemist at Goethe University Frankfurt.

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In a recent study, scientists led by Professor Stefan Müller from Goethe University's Institute of Biochemistry II investigated a specific form of blood cancer known as acute myeloid leukemia, or AML.

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