Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
1749-1832, German writer, scientist, philosopher; author of
Faust (
ISBN 0385031149 (
amazon.com,
search)),
Theory of Colors (
ISBN 0262570211 (
amazon.com,
search)), etc. He inspired Darwin with his independent discovery of the human premaxilla jaw bones.
Born in
Frankfurt am Main (see
[Frankfurt am Main]).