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Goderich-Exeter Railway The Goderich-Exeter Railway is a short line freight railway that operates over 169 miles of track in Southern Ontario. Created in 1992, it was the first short line railway in Canada to be purchased from a class I railway, in this case Canadian National Railway (CN).
Godesberg Godesberg (roughly "god's mountain"), a hill within the city limits of Bonn in the Rhineland at the Rhine, Germany. Bad Godesberg ("Bad" indicates a spa) is the southern district of Bonn, founded in 1210.
Godesberg Program The Godesberg Program (German: Godesberger Programm) is the general outline of the political course of Germany's social-democratic party, the SPD. It was ratified on November 15, 1959 at an SPD party convention.
Godescealc Godescealc was a fictional Abbot of Abingdon. Godescealc's name occurs in three charters, all of them forgeries, and was later extracted from these documents and used in the construction of a fake early history of the Abbey of Abingdon (Kelly 2000).
GodEngine GodEngine is an original novel written by Craig Hinton and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Chris, Roz, the Ice Warriors and the Daleks.
Godfather (band) Formed in 2002 by guitarist Real Deal (Tom Bainbridge), Godfather released their debut album, Money Shot, in February 2002. The majority of the songwriting is from Real Deal who is also their recording engineer.
Godfather's Pizza Godfather's Pizza is an Italian restaurant chain that was founded in Omaha, Nebraska in 1973 by William Theisen. The company was sold by Theisen to Pillsbury in the mid 1980s and Theisen stepped down from actively managing the company.
Godfred V of the Isle of Man Godfred V, also known as king Goraidh mac Amhlaibh and Guthrod Olavssonn (died November 10, 1187) was King of the Isle of Man and the Isles from 1153 – 1158 and King of Man from 1164 – 1187, much of the kingdom being lost in the strife after him becoming deposed and before his second reign.
Godfrey Brown Arthur Godfrey Kilner Brown (February 21, 1915 - February 4, 1995) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He later became Headmaster at the Royal Grammar School Worcester, a post which he held from 1950 until his retirement in 1978.
Godfrey Cambridge Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge (February 26, 1933 - November 29, 1976) was an American comedian and actor, who was especially popular in the late 1960s and early 1970's as a regular guest on The Merv Griffin Show and other talk shows. He had originally received a scholarship to study medicine but had decided on a career in acting instead.
Godfrey Castro Godfrey Castro (born April 20, 1985) is an amateur boxer from the Philippines who competed in the Light Flyweight (-48 kg) division at the 2006 Asian Games winning the bronze medal in a lost bout in the semifinals against Thailand's Suban Pannon 20-40. Light flyweight semifinal results
Godfrey Davies Godfrey Davies (1892-1957) was a respected English historian of the seventeenth century. His most widely used works today are his contribution to the Oxford History of England on The Early Stuarts and his Bibliography of the Seventeenth Century.
Godfrey G. Goodwin Godfrey Gummer Goodwin (January 11, 1873 – February 16, 1933) was a Representative from Minnesota; born as Alfred Gustafson near St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, January 11, 1873; moved with his mother to St.
Godfrey Goodman Godfrey Goodman (28 February, 1582 or 1583, Ruthin, Denbighshire - 19 January 1656, Westminster) was the Anglican Bishop of Gloucester, and a member of the Protestant Church. He was the son of Godfrey Goodman (senior) and Jane Croxton, landed gentry living in Wales.
Godfrey Higgins Sir Godfrey Higgins (January 30, 1772 in All Saints, Owston – August 9, 1833), was an archaeologist, Freemason and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, humanist, social reformer, and author of various now-esoteric and rare books. He was remembered by his parish as a "political radical, reforming county magistrate and idiosyncratic historian of religions".
Godfrey Hounsfield Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield CBE (28 August 1919 – 12 August 2004) was an English electrical engineer who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Allan McLeod Cormack for his part in developing the diagnostic technique of X-ray computed tomography (CT).
Godfrey I of Leuven Godfrey I (c.1060 – 25 January 1139), called the Bearded, the Courageous, or the Great, was the landgrave of Brabant, and count of Brussels and Leuven (or Louvain) from 1095 to his death and duke of Lower Lorraine (as Godfrey V or VI) from 1106 to 1129.
Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine Godfrey II (965 – 1023), called the Childless, son of Godfrey I, Count of Verdun, was the count of Verdun from his father's death in 1002 and duke of Lower Lorraine after the death in 1012 of the Carolingian Otto, who left no sons.
Godfrey Kneller Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet (August 8,1646–October 19, 1723) was the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and was court painter to British monarchs from Charles II to George I. His major works include The Chinese Convert (1687); a series of ten reigning European monarchs, including King Louis XIV of France; over 40 "Kit-cat portraits" of members of the Kit-Cat Club; and ten "beauties" of the court of William III, to match a similar series of ten beauties of the court of Charles II painted by his predecessor as court painter, Sir Peter Lely.
Godfrey Lagden Godfrey William Lagden (12 April 1906 - 31 August 1989) was a British Conservative politician. In 1955, he was elected Member of Parliament for the marginal constituency of Hornchurch, winning the seat from Labour.
Godfrey Lowell Cabot Godfrey Lowell Cabot (February 26, 1861 - November 2, 1962), was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, the son of Samuel Cabot, a physician, and Hannah Lowell Jackson. He became a leading American industrialist and philanthropist.
Godfrey Meynell Godfrey Meynell (VC, MC)(30 May 1904 -29 September 1935) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Godfrey Ngwenya General Godfrey Ngwenya MMS (born 1950) is a South African military commander. He joined Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress, in 1976, and commanded MK forces in Angola from 1983 to 1989.
Godfrey of Cambrai Godfrey of Cambrai was the prior of Winchester Abbey from 1082 until his death in 1107. He also was the composer of many poems, writing eulogies of English kings and ecclesiastics, and a book of moral epigrams in the style of Martial.
Godfrey Reggio Godfrey Reggio (born March 29, 1940) is an American director of experimental documentary films. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, he is most known for his Qatsi trilogy, which includes the films Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and Naqoyqatsi.
Godfrey-Milliken Bill The Godfrey-Milliken Bill, officially Bill C-339: The American Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Loyalty) Act was a Private Member's Bill introduced in the Canadian parliament by Liberal MPs Peter Milliken and John Godfrey. The bill was a parody and attack on the American Helms-Burton Act.
Godfried BĂĽren Godfried BĂĽren was a German lawyer who in 1952 offered a 25,000 mark prize to anyone who could prove false his claim that the sun had an inner vegetation-covered globe. The leading German astronomical society of the time won a court case against him.
Godgory Godgory was formed August 1992 by Erik Andersson (Drums) and Matte Andersson (Vocals) not brothers like many think. In the beginning Godgory only played covers from bands like Napalm Death, Entombed, Cemetary, Unleashed and Grave.
Godhead (Latter Day Saints) Mormonism, depending on era and denomination within the Latter Day Saint movement, has accommodated a diverse range of views of the concept of the Christian Godhead including forms of modalism, binitarianism, tritheism, henotheism, and trinitarianism.
Godhra Train Burning The Godhra Train Burning Incident occurred in the town Godhra in the Indian state of Gujarat at 0630 hrs on 27 February 2002. A train named the "Sabarmati Express" caught fire right after it left the train station.
Godinton Godinton (sometimes known as Godinton Park) is a suburb of Ashford, Kent in England, with its stately home Godinton House on the outskirts. Godinton is located between Great Chart, Hothfield and the town of Ashford.
Godinus Godinus (in French, Godin) succeeded his father Warnachar as mayor of the palace of Burgundy in 626 and held that post until 627. He married his stepmother Bertha and the king, Clotaire II, hunted him down for this.
Godiva (chocolatier) Godiva (pronounced go-die-vah, but commonly as go-dee-vah) is a chocolate manufacturer, founded in 1926 in Brussels, Belgium and introduced in the United States in 1966 by the Campbell Soup Company (who purchased the company in 1972). Godiva was founded by chocolatier Joseph Draps and is named in honor of the legend of Lady Godiva.
Godiva's Hymn Godiva's Hymn (sometimes Engineer's Hymn or Engineers' Drinking Song) is a traditional drinking song for engineers. In many university engineering faculties, military engineering corps and other engineering organizations and societies, Lady Godiva is a school icon or mascot.
Godlee Observatory The Godlee Observatory is an old astronomical observatory owned by University of Manchester and named after Francis Godlee. It is located in a tower on the roof of the University's Sackville Street building, in the City Centre of Manchester, England.
Godless Americans March on Washington The Godless Americans March on Washington (GAMOW) occurred in Washington, DC on November 2, 2002. The event featured over two thousand atheists, freethinkers, and humanists in a mile-long parade down The Mall to rally for several causes, including:
Godless: The Church of Liberalism Godless is a book by lawyer and conservative author Ann Coulter. The book is a polemic against American liberalism, which Coulter regards as so anti-scientific and taking so many things on faith that it amounts to a "primitive religion" which has "its own cosmology, its own explanation for why we are here, its own gods, its own clergy.
Godley & Creme Godley & Creme was a duo of English pop musicians and music video directors, namely Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. They met aged 8 and 10 when Kevin Godley auditioned to be in a short film being made by Lol Creme about the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Godlike (role-playing game) Godlike: Superhero Roleplaying in a World on Fire, 1936-1946 is an alternate-history World War II era Superhero role-playing game, created by Dennis Detwiller and Greg Stolze. Godlike was originally produced by Dennis Detwiller and John Tynes of Pagan Publishing (though it was not actually a Pagan publication), and published by Hawthorn Hobgoblynn Press.
Godlike (song) "Godlike" is a KMFDM single off of the album NaĂŻve. It features alternative versions of the songs "Godlike" and "Friede" as well as a cover of The Osmonds' song "Crazy Horses".
Godman (Hindu ascetic) A godman is a colloquial name for a particular type of charismatic Hindu ascetic who have a high-profile presence, are capable of attracting attention and support from Indian society, and make claims of spiritual attainments. They sometimes claim to possess paranormal powers, such as clairvoyance, or healing abilities.
Godmanchester Godmanchester is a small town in England, immediately south of the larger town of Huntingdon on the southern bank of the River Great Ouse. It lies on the A14 road, on what used to be the historic Ermine Street between London, Lincoln and York.
Godmanchester Chinese Bridge Godmanchester Chinese Bridge is a landmark of the town of Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire, England). It is a pedestrian bridge that spans the River Great Ouse and is, as the name suggests, built in an ostensibly Chinese style.
Godmoding Godmoding is a term used in message board based role-playing games to describe two poor behaviours of players. Godmoding is almost always frowned upon by other members of the game, because it is regarded as a form of cheating against the game's tacit rules.
Godo kaisha A gōdō kaisha (合同会社), abbreviated GK, is a type of business organization in Japan modeled after the American limited liability company (LLC). It is a corporation with full limited liability for all investors, but has a simplified internal structure like that of a partnership.
Gododdin The Gododdin (pronounced ) were a Brythonic people of north-eastern Britain (modern north-east England and south-east Scotland) in the sub-Roman period, best known as the subject of the 7th century Welsh series of poems known as Y Gododdin, attributed to Aneirin.
Godokoro The Godokoro, or teacher to the shogun, was a title that was given in Japan from the beginning of the Edo period until the Meiji Restoration. In that period it was the highest official standing that could be attained by a go player.
Godolphin Arabian The Godolphin Arabian (ca 1724 - 1754), also known as the Godolphin Barb, was one of three horses which were the founders of the modern thoroughbred horse racing broodstock (the other two are the Darley Arabian and the Byerly Turk).
Godolphin Ministry The Godolphin Ministry was Charles II's last ministry. Lord Godolphin took power in 1684, but after Charles's death in 1685, his successor, James II, purged the ministry of those whom he did not favour; Lord Rochester was "kicked upstairs," forming the Second Rochester Ministry.
Godrevy Godrevy is a locality in Cornwall, United Kingdom () and lies on the eastern rim of St Ives Bay about three miles north-east of the town of Hayle. The most prominent local feature is Godrevy Lighthouse which was built on Godrevy Island in 1858–1859.
Godric (novel) Godric (ISBN 0-06-061162-6) is a novel published in 1981, written by Frederick Buechner, that tells the semi-fictionalised life story of medieval Catholic saint Godric of Finchale. The novel was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
Godric's Hollow Godric's Hollow is a fictional village in the Harry Potter series. With Hogsmeade established as the only remaining all-magical community in Britain , Godric's Hollow must either have a partial-muggle population, or is now completely uninhabited.
Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising (abbreviated as G&H) is the title of an MMORPG in development by Perpetual Entertainment that was announced on March 9, 2005. The game is set in the legendary world of ancient Rome.
Gods (video game) Gods is a 1991 video game by The Bitmap Brothers where the player is cast as Hercules in his quest to achieve immortality. The game was first made for Amiga and Atari ST computers and then ported for various other platforms.
Gods and Generals Gods and Generals is a novel which serves as a prequel to Michael Shaara's 1974 Pulitzer Prize-winning work about the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels. Written by Jeffrey Shaara after his father Michael's death in 1988, the novel relates events from 1858 through the start of the American Civil War, ending just as the two armies march toward Gettysburg.
Gods and Generals (film) Gods and Generals is a 2003 film based on the novel of the same name by Jeffrey Shaara. It is considered a prequel to the 1993 film Gettysburg, which was based on The Killer Angels, a novel by Michael Shaara, Jeff Shaara's father.
Gods and Monsters Gods and Monsters is a 1998 film which recounts the (somewhat fictionalized) last days of the life of troubled film director James Whale, whose homosexuality is a central theme. It stars Ian McKellen as Whale, along with Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich, and David Dukes.
Gods In Polyester (film book) Gods In Polyester: A Survivors' Account Of 70's Cinema Obscura is a cult film book covering obscure, low-budget, and independent horror, sci-fi, Blacksploitation, Spaghetti Western, and action films that were created between 1970 and 1981.
Gods Material Shop Gods Material Shops (Chinese : 神料商店, pinyin: Shénliào Shāngdiàn), also known as Kedai Alat-alat Sembahyang, or "Prayer instrument store" in Malay, are shops specializing in supplying materials related to Malaysian Chinese or Malaysian Indian religious practices. These shops are abundant in towns and cities where a majority of the inhabitants are Chinese, such as Batu Pahat, Melaka, Ipoh and Penang.
Gods of Arr-Kelaan Gods of Arr-Kelaan is a fantasy/humor webcomic drawn and written by illustrator Chuck Rowles (also known as "Ronson") and often aided with visual effects and coloring help of his brother Steve Rowles (also known as "SpANG!").
Gods of Grind The Gods of Grind was a legendary 1992 tour featuring four new and innovative grind/metal bands at the time - Cathedral, Carcass, Entombed, and Confessor. These bands were signed to Nottingham's Earache Records label and featured on the compilation album of the same name.
Gods on Voodoo Moon Gods on Voodoo Moon is the first recording and release by White Zombie, released as an EP in 1985 under their own indie label Silent Explosion. The cassette features the 2 bonus tracks, "Black Friday" and "Dead or Alive", which cannot be found on other versions of the album.
Godsbane In The Avatar Series, a quintet of novels based in the Forgotten Realms setting, Godsbane was a magical sword which was actually a manifestation of the deity Mask and was wielded by the then-mortal Cyric during the Time of Troubles. Cyric acquired the sword by murdering a halfling named Sneakabout, who in turn killed the former wielder of the sword.
Godskitchen Godskitchen is an international superclub brand which is associated with dance music and is responsible for organising numerous events, particularly in the UK and US. The company runs a weekly night of the same name at their own nightclub AIR, in Birmingham, England and also has an in-house music label.
Godspeed (band) Godspeed were an American Heavy metal band formed in 1994 (not to be confused with the Christian rock band Godspeed (Christian Band) that released their first EP January 1994). Following the release of their debut (and only) album entitled Ride (produced by Rachel Bolan of Skid Row),http://www.
Godspeed (Christian Band) Godspeed was a Christian rock band that formed in Riverside, California in the early 1990's by notable musician and multiple major music award winner Michael Wittig (AKA Kalel). After the group disbanded at the end of 1994, Michael went on to form his second band, the multiple Dove Award winners Pillar (as producer and Bass guitar player).
Godspeed (ship) Godspeed was one of the three ships of the English East India Company that were led by Captain Christopher Newport on the 1607 voyage that resulted in the founding of the first permanent English settlement in North America, Jamestown, in the new Colony of Virginia. All 39 passengers and 13 sailors she carried on that voyage were male.
Godsploitation Godsploitation is a film genre that has emerged in the United States recently with the releases of many religious, spiritual, and moral messages.Film Rotation: Hollywood & Godsploitation These films have targeted an audience that possess a strong religious background and have become uninterested in today's current film standards because of the amounts of violence, sexual activity, and vulgarity contained within these films.
Godstone railway station Godstone railway station is on the Redhill to Tonbridge Line and serves Godstone in Surrey, England. It is located approximately two miles south of the village centre, at South Godstone, a settlement which was non-existent until the coming of the railway.
Godwheel The Godwheel is one of the main concepts of the Malibu Comics Ultraverse. While it lent its name to a 1994/1995 four-issue series, the Godwheel is actually the place of origin of quite a few Ultraverse concepts, characters and significant items that predate that series.
Godwin Samararatne Acharya Godwin Samararatne was one of the best known lay meditation teachers in Sri Lanka in recent times. During his teaching career he was based at his Meditation Centre at Nilambe in the central hill country near Kandy.
Godwin's Law Godwin's Law (also known as Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies) is a mainstay of Internet culture, an adage formulated by Mike Godwin in 1990. The law states: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.
Godwin-Austen Glacier The Godwin-Austen Glacier is located near K2 in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Its confluence with the Baltoro Glacier is called Concordia and is one of the most favorite spots for trekking in Pakistan since it provides excellent views of four of the five eight-thousanders in Pakistan.
GodWars GodWars is a MUD engine derived from Merc, created in 1995 by Richard Woolcock, better known in the MUD community as "KaVir". GodWars MUDs are typically loosely based off White Wolf games such as Vampire: The Masquerade, and generally offer supernatural classes such as Vampire, Werewolf, Mage and Demon.
Godzilla & Yellow Gypsy Godzilla and Yellow Gypsy were a 1971 studio recording band composed of guitarist Hiroshi Kato (Yellow Gypsy), and the three piece band Godzilla, who were drummer Jun Kanazawa, keyboard player Haruo Chikada, and bassist/singer Alan Merrill. The band did an LP series called "Dai Go-Go Party" for Phillips Records Japan.
Godzilla (1954 film) is a 1954 Japanese science fiction film, produced by Toho Film Company Ltd. Directed by Ishiro Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya, it was the first of many "giant monster" movies (known as kaiju) to be produced in Japan, many featuring Godzilla.
Godzilla (1998 film) Godzilla is an American science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich and starred Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Michael Lerner and Kevin Dunn. It was inspired by the Japanese film Gojira (Godzilla).
Godzilla (film series) Gojira was first released in the United States in 1955 in Japanese-American communities only, under Toho's international title, Godzilla. In 1956, it was adapted by an American company into Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla vs. Biollante is a 1989 daikaiju eiga (giant-monster movie), the seventeenth entry in Toho's Godzilla series and a direct sequel to The Return of Godzilla. It was the first film in the series released in the Heisei period (Emperor Hirohito had died earlier in the year), but would become the second film in the VS Series, also called the Heisei Series.
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus The twenty-fourth of Toho Studios' Godzilla film series, was the second and second last of the Shinsei Series to feature an original daikaiju, Megaguirus. It was the first of three Godzilla films directed by Masaaki Tezuka and the last of two with special effects by Kenji Suzuki.
Godzilla: Battle Legends Godzilla : Battle Legends (Simply refered to as "Godzilla" in the US) is a fighting game based of the Godzilla film franchise, made for the Turbo Duo in 1993, developed by Alpha System and published in the United States by Hudson Soft. It is widely considered to be the best Godzilla game of all time.
Godzilla: Save the Earth Godzilla: Save the Earth is a sequel to 2002's Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee, and was released for the Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation 2. It involves the Vortaak returning to Earth, once again controlling an army of monsters, including their ultimate weapon, SpaceGodzilla.
Godzilla: Unleashed Godzilla: Unleashed is the name of an upcoming Wii exclusive video game based on the Godzilla film franchise. Like its prequels,Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee and Godzilla: Save the Earth, it will be developed by Pipeworks and published by Atari.
Godzimir Małachowski Godzimir Małachowski of Nałęcz (1852-1908) was a Polish lawyer and university professor. A heir of the mighty Małachowski family, he was also a member of the Austro-Hungarian parliament, the Galician Sejmand one of the best-known presidents of the city of Lwów] (modern Lviv, Ukraine).
Goebbels children Magda and Joseph Goebbels had six children. Some writers have claimed that their names all began with "H" as a tribute to Adolf Hitler, but there is no record of her ever having given this explanation.
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden Good Times, Bad Times or in Dutch Goede tijden, slechte tijden ("GTST") is currently the longest-running Dutch soap opera. It started airing in 1990 on RTL 4 and was the first daily soap produced in the Netherlands.
Goeff Macdonald Goeff Macdonald is the former head women’s tennis coach at Louisiana State University. Macdonald succeeded Phillip Campbell in 1988 and recorded an overall record of 50-24 in three seasons as head coach of the Lady Tigers.
Goeldia obscura Goeldia obscura is a spider species of about 5mm. While the males have a broad light reddish brown cephalothorax and a slimmer black abdomen with four shining white dots, the females are dark brown with a broader black abdomen and no dots.
Goemon Mononoke Sugoroku is a party game for the Nintendo 64, released in 1999. The game is based on the Ganbare Goemon series and despite the series' relative popularity in the west for the system, the game was released only in Japan.
Goemon's Great Adventure , known as Mystical Ninja 2: Starring Goemon in Europe, is a video game developed and released by Konami for the Nintendo 64 on December 23, 1998. It is the third game in the Ganbare Goemon series released in North America and following Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon, released two years earlier.
Goemon: Bouken Jidai Katsugeki Goemon: Bouken Jidai Katsugeki is a Ganbare Goemon game released for the PlayStation 2 December 21 2000. The now-defunct company Working Designs attempted to bring the game to English audiences as Mystical Ninja Goemon beginning in 2002.
Goemon: Toukai Douchuu Goemon: Toukai Douchuu is a Ganbare Goemon game released for the Nintendo DS on June 23 2005. Its release marked the revival of the series's medieval Japanese themes and quirky humor, as previous games had taken place in a futuristic setting with a more serious tone.
Goethals Memorial School It has been suggested that this school-related article be merged to the appropriate school district or locality article. It may not meet Wikipedia's standards of verifiability or notability, it may not feature multiple independent reliable sources, or it may be a short entry that provides only directory-style information about the school.
Goethe House The Goethe House in the old town of Frankfurt am Main was the family residence of the Goethe family, most notably Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, until 1795. Johann Wolfgang was himself born here in 1749 to his parents, Johann Caspar Goethe, a lawyer, and Katherine Elisabeth Textor, daughter of the mayor (BĂĽrgermeister) of Frankfurt.
Goethe Medal The Goethe Medal, also known as the Goethe-Medal, is a yearly prize given by the Goethe Institute to honor non-Germans for meritorious contributions in the spirit of the Institute. It is an official decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Goethe Prize The Goethe Prize of Frankfurt-am-Main (Goethepreis der Stadt Frankfurt) is a German literary award of high prestige (not restricted to writers, though) named after Johann Wolfgang Goethe. It was initially an annual award, but became triennial.
Goethe Society of North America The Goethe Society of North America (GSNA) was founded in December 1979 in San Francisco as a non-profit organization dedicated to the encouragement of research on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) and his age.
Goethe Tower The Goethe Tower (German: Goetheturm) is a 43-metre high tower built entirely out of wood on the northern edge of the woods of Sachsenhausen near Frankfurt am Main. After the Jahrtausendturm, the two towers of the BrĂĽck aerial testing facility, the Blumenthal Observation Tower and the Linsen Tower, it is the fifth tallest wooden construction in Germany, thanks to the addition of two antenna measuring stations.
Goethe's Faust Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play and the best known version of the Faust story. It was published in two parts: Faust: der Tragödie erster Teil (translated as: Faust Part One) and Faust: der Tragödie zweiter Teil (Faust Part Two).
Goethe-Institut The Goethe-Institut (GI) is a German non-profit organisation whose mission is to promote German language and culture outside of the German-speaking countries. Its primary concern is teaching German as a second language.

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