> [!cite]- Metadata > 2025-09-15 12:59 > Status: #primary #quote > Tags: `Read Time: 35s` > Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a towering figure of the Enlightenment and Romantic periods, a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, and statesman whose multifaceted life and work profoundly influenced European culture. He is renowned for his literary masterpieces like the drama Faust, the novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, and the Bildungsroman Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship. Beyond literature, Goethe was an active scientist with interests in botany and optics, a practical statesman and court official, and a celebrated cultural figure known for his vast intellect and contributions across diverse fields. > [!Quote] > “Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music.” --- ### **References** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe