Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Also known as Father of German Literature
German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729-1781)
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was an influential German writer, philosopher, and critic who lived from 1729 to 1781 and shaped thinking across literature, philosophy, and the arts. His work in these overlapping fields made him a major intellectual figure of his era, helping to define modern German culture and enlightenment thought.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 22 January 1729
- Died
- 15 February 1781
- Works
- 1070
Top works
- Les Priapeia
- [G.E. Lessings] Trauerspiele
- Laokoon, oder Über die Grenzen der Malerei und Poesie
- Gedichte, die glücklich machen
- 拉奥孔
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1729-01-22
- Active to
- 1781-02-15
has german audiobooks
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Article
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.
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1729 births1781 deaths18th-century German dramatists and playwrights18th-century German male writers18th-century German philosophers18th-century German poets18th-century German Protestant theologiansChristian poetsCommons link from WikidataEnlightenment philosophersGerman ChristiansGerman Enlightenment
