Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Philosopher, Author
1729 – 1781
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Who was Gotthold Ephraim Lessing?
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature. He is widely considered by theatre historians to be the first dramaturg.
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- Born
- Jan 22, 1729
Kamenz - Also known as
- Gotthold Lessing
- G. E. Lessing
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Eva König
(1776 - 1778)
- Eva König
- Religion
- Deism
- Ethnicity
- Germans
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- University of Leipzig
Theology
(1746 - ) - Master's Degree, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
(1751 - 1752)
- University of Leipzig
- Lived in
- Leipzig
- Berlin
- Died
- Feb 15, 1781
Braunschweig
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on July 23, 2013
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