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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

(Frankfurt am Main 1749-Weimar 1832)
German writer and polymath; considered by many to be the most important writer in the German language and one of the most important thinkers in Western culture
(Wikipedia)

Elmar Dietz
H. Mayr (München)
1951

Description

Bronze statue.

Inscription(s)

johann wolfgang
v. GOETHE
mdccil - mdcccxxxii

Signature

elmar dietz / 1951
guss v. h. mayr münchen

Sculptor

Elmar Dietz (Jesserndorf, Unterfranken, 1902-München 1996), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste Münchner Denkmäler.
Stad-Muenchen.net, München Lexikon.

Locatie (N 48°8'31" - E 11°34'9") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deby075; Photograph: 5 September 2010
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