"Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (/ˈlɛsɪŋ/, German: [ˈɡɔthɔlt ˈʔeːfʁa.ɪm ˈlɛsɪŋ] (listen); 22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and an outstanding representative 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 in his role at Abel Seyler's Hamburg National Theatre." - (en.wikipedia.org 15.02.2022)
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781)
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Background
was born | Kamenz January 22, 1729 ↓ |
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died | Brunswick February 15, 1781 ↓ |
Biography
Student | Meissen 1741-1746 ↓ |
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Student | Theologian Leipzig 1746-1748 ↓ |
Student | Medicine↓ Wittenberg↓ 1751-1752 |
lived | Berlin 1752-1755 ↓ |
lived | Leipzig 1755-1758 ↓ |
lived | Berlin 1758-1760 ↓ |
lived | Wrocław↓ 1760-1765 |
lived | Berlin↓ 1765-1770 |
has met | Johann Gottfried Herder Hamburg 1770 ↓ |
professional / worker | Wolfenbüttel 1770-1781 ↓ |
has met | Anna Rosina de Gasc ↓ |
Sources & Mentions
- Hans-Wolf Jäger (1936-). 1969. "Herder, Johann Gottfried". Neue Deutsche Biographie. 595-603. https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd118549553.html#ndbcontent
- Joachim Müller (1906-1986). 2019. "Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: German author". Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gotthold-Ephraim-Lessing
- n.a. 1929. Ulrich Thieme/Felix Becker: Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Bd. 23. Leipzig 1929. .
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781)
[Relation to person or institution] Frederick William II of Prussia (1744-1797)
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781)
Created Gustav Weidanz (1889-1970)
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