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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, engraving by James Posselwhite, 19th century.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s parents were:
- Johann Caspar Goethe (1710–1782): A man of leisure who lived on an inherited fortune. He was the son of a wealthy tailor-turned-innkeeper and devoted his life to collecting books and paintings and overseeing his children's education.12
- Catharina Elisabeth Textor (1731–1808): A lively woman who was the daughter of the most senior official in Frankfurt am Main.12