Composer. The son of August and Ottilie von Goethe, he had musical ambitions, studied under Mendelssohn in Leipzig and afterwards at Vienna. He published a few songs of no great merit, and had at his death no more than the reputation among his friends of a kindly and accomplished man. In 1853 he retired to the house at the Frauenplan and lived in almost complete isolation. He died during a visit in Leipzig. He left his whole property to the state of Weimar and the grand duchess Sophie.
Composer. The son of August and Ottilie von Goethe, he had musical ambitions, studied under Mendelssohn in Leipzig and afterwards at Vienna. He published a few songs of no great merit, and had at his death no more than the reputation among his friends of a kindly and accomplished man. In 1853 he retired to the house at the Frauenplan and lived in almost complete isolation. He died during a visit in Leipzig. He left his whole property to the state of Weimar and the grand duchess Sophie.
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