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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
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German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729-1781)
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a male person from Germany. He was born on 22 January 1729 and died on 15 February 1781. His work period began in 1749. He is associated with genres including German audiobooks and spoken word.
His notable works include *Les Priapeia*, *Laokoon, oder Über die Grenzen der Malerei und Poesie*, *Gedichte, die glücklich machen*, *Emilīi︠a︡ Galotti, tragedīi︠a︡ v pi︠a︡ti di︠e︡ĭstvīi︠a︡kh*, and *拉奥孔*. He is similar to Thomas Mann, Friedrich Schiller, Sir Peter Ustinov, Reclam Hörbücher, and Wilhelm Hauff. His quotes include "Was ist ein Held ohne Menschenliebe?", "Besserer Rat kommt über Nacht.", and "Und ein Vergnügen erwarten, ist auch ein Vergnügen."
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ephraim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Electorate of Saxony
- Place of birth
- Kamenz
- Place of death
- Brunswick
- Occupation
- art historian
- Educated at
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Religion
- Christianity
- Notable work
- Laokoon (Lessing)
- Field of work
- performing arts
- Genre
- drama fiction
- Image
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Kunstsammlung Uni Leipzig.jpg
- Work location
- Wolfenbüttel
- Convicted of
- heresy
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- German
- Commons category
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
- date of death
- 1781-00-00
- date of birth
- 1729-00-00
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- member of
- Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
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- name in native language
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
- ethnic group
- Germans
- place of burial
- Brunswick
- start of work period
- 1749-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- P12749
- Wilhelm Cohn
- has works in the collection
- Anne Frank House
- archives at
- Herzog August Library
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Laokoon: or across the borders of the Mahlerey and poetry. Feathering various points of ancient art history
Autograph Collectanea
Makrobiotik [Música notada] :]op. 104 ; Der Schuss, op. 108
Theatralische Bibliothek
Zweyte band
First volume
Fables
Eine Duplik
De l'education du genre humain
G. E. Lessing 's collected works
G. E. Lessing 's collected works
Lust Games
Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück
G. E. Lessing 's collected works
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Encyclopedic overview
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (/ˈlɛsɪŋ/; German: [ˈɡɔthɔlt ˈeːfʁa.ɪm ˈlɛsɪŋ] ; 22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic. He was a representative of the Enlightenment. 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. The word "dramaturgy" first appears in his work Hamburg Dramaturgy.
Life
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