Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Writer
Born
January 22, 1729
Died
February 15, 1781

Son of a vicar. Studied theology, philosophy and medicine. First writings 1747 (poems, stories and first dramas). Moved to Berlin 1748 to live as a critic for the Berlinische Privelegierte Zeitung. Writer of famous plays including Nathan, der Weise (1779) and Minna von Barnhelm (1767).

Biography

Son of a vicar. Studied theology, philosophy and medicine. First writings 1747 (poems, stories and first dramas). Moved to Berlin 1748 to live as a critic for the Berlinische Privelegierte Zeitung. Writer of famous plays including Nathan, der Weise (1779) and Minna von Barnhelm (1767).

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The ReaderThe Reader(2008)

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The Jochen MovieThe Jochen Movie(2021)as Jochen

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Cornel Ciupercescu and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing