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 The Goethe family tomb at the Friedhof vor dem Frauenturm, Weimar. Picture by Androom (05 Feb 2005) |
Goethe, Walther Wolfgang |
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BORN 9 Apr 1818, Weimar, Thüringen - DIED 15 Apr 1885, Leipzig, Sachsen GRAVE LOCATION Weimar, Thüringen: Historischer Friedhof, Poseckscher Garten |
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Oldest son of Julius Goethe and his wife Ottillie. Johann Wolfgang Goethe was his grandfather. His mother was convinced of his musical talents and against the advice of friends she sent him to Leipzig to study with Felix Mendelsshon-Bartholdy. Mendelssohn made clear that it wouldn't do and this destroued his friendship with Ottillie. He was sent to other teachers in Vienna and also went to Robert Schumann, but had to give up his musical aspirations. He tried his hand at writing, but only 163 copies were sold of his first collection of stories. He protected Goethe's belongings in Weimar before they came into public hands after his death. Like his brother Wolfgang he never married. Family • Mother: Goethe, Ottilie von • Father: Goethe, Julius August Walter • Sister: Goethe, Alma • Brother: Goethe, Maximilian Wolfgang Related persons • was pupil of Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix • was pupil of Schumann, Robert Events |
| 28/6/1896 | Opening of the Goethe-Schiller Archive in Weimar. It was founded and openend by Grand Duchess Sophia. Goethe's last grandson had left all Goethe's papers to her by testament. [Schiller, Friedrich von] |
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The Goethe family tomb at the Friedhof vor dem Frauenturm, Weimar. Picture by Androom (05 Feb 2005) |
Sources • Gorys, Erhard, Thüringen, Artemis Reis- en Cultuurgids, Kok Lyra, Kampen, 1996 • Winkler Prins Encyclopedie (editie 1909), 1909 • http://www.goethe-weimar-wetzlar.de/index-Dateien/Goethes%20Enkel.pdf |
