Author. He was a Secret Council in Weimar, Librarian, and brother of Christiane von Goethe. Worked under the pseudonyms Anshelmo Mercello Thuring and Tirso de Milano. He wrote knight and fairy tales to support his sisters and aunt after his father had died. In July 1788 he sent his sister Christiane to Goethe with the request for a job. This was the begin of a relationship that lasted for 25 years. From then on Christian helped Goethe with the theater work or at the ducal library and continued to write. He had his greatest success with the book "Rinaldo Rinaldini" that was translated in nearly all European languages. In 1824 he suffered the first stroke. After a second stroke in February 1827 he has to stay in bed and dies four months later
Author. He was a Secret Council in Weimar, Librarian, and brother of Christiane von Goethe. Worked under the pseudonyms Anshelmo Mercello Thuring and Tirso de Milano. He wrote knight and fairy tales to support his sisters and aunt after his father had died. In July 1788 he sent his sister Christiane to Goethe with the request for a job. This was the begin of a relationship that lasted for 25 years. From then on Christian helped Goethe with the theater work or at the ducal library and continued to write. He had his greatest success with the book "Rinaldo Rinaldini" that was translated in nearly all European languages. In 1824 he suffered the first stroke. After a second stroke in February 1827 he has to stay in bed and dies four months later
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