Meet the naturalist Goethe

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View of the Goethe Laboratory with the Goethe portrait and the skull of an Afric
View of the Goethe Laboratory with the Goethe portrait and the skull of an African elephant. Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was not only a poet, statesman and science minister, but also an active naturalist. From the second half of the 1770s, Goethe devoted himself scientifically to geology and mineralogy, anatomy and botany as well as the theory of colours and meteorology. From 11 July 2024, Goethe’s commitment to the natural sciences will be on display in the new permanent exhibition "’Moving Regulations’. Goethe’s Morphology and Theory of Metamorphosis" in the renovated and modernised Inspector’s House of the Botanical Garden at the University of Jena. ...
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