Aus meinem Leben. His wife Christiane dies. Studies Indian literature. He is awarded a honorary Ph.D by the Jena University Law School. Duke Karl August dies.
Central subject is the conception of a comprehen-sive artistic theory.
Goethe's son August dies in Rom. Goethe suffers from a lung disease and is severely weakened. He authorizes his secretary Eckermann to publish his estate. Goethe dies March 22 in Weimar and is buried in the ducal tomb.