one of the most prominent personalities of the time johan botha gong for good made weimar his home he and his work here. he lived in this house for 50 years until his death and 1830 to. be noble helpful and good was his credo humanity and tolerance his guiding principles summed up in the concept of moral beauty the town's greatest minds all shared this deeply humanist approach. good as close as friend and collaborator was also interested in philosophy and the natural sciences for 20 years they exchanged ideas and inspired one another. by mars open atmosphere produced world literature. believed people should interact with the natural world appreciating it with all their senses so it's hardly surprising that he chose to work and relax in the middle of a landscape park by the river in. here he pursued his passion for botany and wrote poetry inspired by nature. just a few 100 meters away is the duchess on a amalia library named after its main patron it houses materials from around the world which are accessible to everyone. for 35 years good to himself was head librarian there under his d