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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

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Also known as Father of German Literature

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
Place of birth
Kamenz
Place of death
Brunswick
Occupation
art historian
Languages spoken
German
Native language
German
Religion
Christianity
Notable work
Laokoon (Lessing)
Field of work
performing arts
Image
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Kunstsammlung Uni Leipzig.jpg
Work location
Wolfenbüttel
Convicted of
heresy
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writing language
German
Commons category
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
date of death
1781-00-00
date of birth
1729-00-00
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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
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
has works in the collection
Anne Frank House
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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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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.

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