His prose drama Iphigenia in Tauris earned him some acclaim, though he is better remembered for his Roman Elegies and the drama Egmont.  
His early work included an essay on the intermaxillary bone and The Metamorphosis of Plants.  He attacked Newton's Opticks with his own Theory of Colors, though he is better known for his literary endeavors, including his poetic essay Prometheus, which spawned a short-lived philosophical school.  His prose drama Iphigenia in Tauris earned him some acclaim, though he is better remembered for his Roman Elegies and the drama Egmont.  A major proponent of the Sturm und Drang movement, FTP, identify this German author of Elective Affinities, The Sorrows of Young Werther, and Faust.
His early work included an essay on the intermaxillary bone and The Metamorphosis of Plants.  
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe