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Noun Named Entity
Categories: European folklore characters, Fictional German people, German folklore, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Fictional characters who have made pacts with devils
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Faust  Faustus  Doctor Faust  Doctor Faustus  Doctor Fustian
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An alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge WordNet 3.0
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An alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust Wikipedia
Protagonist of a German tale who makes a pact with the Devil. The character is based on a real person, Johann Georg Faust. The tale is the basis of many works. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Protagonist of a classic German legend Wikidata
A magician and alchemist of German lore who sold his soul to the Devil for knowledge and power. Wiktionary
IS A
fictional character
legendary figure
literary character
theatrical character
DERIVATION
Faustian
DERIVATIVE WORK
Doctor Faustus
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
FIELD OF WORK
alchemist
INSPIRED BY
Johann Georg Faust
PRESENT IN WORK
Faust up to Date
Doctor Faustus
Historia von D. Johann Fausten
Faust
SEX OR GENDER
male
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Faust, Faustus
Wikipedia
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Faust
Wikidata
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Faust
Wiktionary
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Faust
Wikipedia Redirections
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Doctor Faust, Doctor Fustian, Dr. Faust, Dr Faust, Faust legend, Faustian, Faustian Tale, Master Fustian
Wikidata Alias
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Doctor Faustus, Faustus

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