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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781)

"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)

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was born Kamenz January 22, 1729 ↓
died Brunswick February 15, 1781 ↓

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Student Meissen 1741-1746 ↓
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 ↓

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Porträt Gotthold Ephraim LessingBrief von Gotthold Ephraim Lessing an Gleim, 12.5.1757Preussische Kriegslieder in den Feldzügen 1756 und 1757 von einem Grenadier: mitGotthold Ephraim Lessing (Medaille)Rudolf Fuchs als Nathan in G. E. Lessings "Nathan der Weise"Ludwig Wüllner als Nathan in Lessings "Nathan der Weise"
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Was depicted (Actor) Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781)
Written Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781)
[Relation to person or institution] Frederick William II of Prussia (1744-1797)
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