Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (22 January 1729 in Kamenz (Saxony) – 15 February 1781 in Braunschweig) was a German poet and philosopher in the time of the enlightenment.

Gotthold E. Lessing

Life

Lessing was one of twelve children. His father was a Protestant priest. He went to school in Kamenz and got a stipendium for the Higher School in Meißen. From 1746 to 1748, he studied medicine and theology in Leipzig. In 1750, he moved to Berlin, where he met Voltaire. In 1752 he got the Magister (Master) degree from the university in Wittenberg.

He moved back to Leipzig in 1755, but returned later to Berlin. He traveled around in Europe and studied. He worked as a reporter. From 1760 to 1765, he worked as secretary for a general in Breslau (today: Wroclaw). Later he worked at the theater and became a librarian. Lessing got married in 1776. But 1778 his wife died.

In 1781, Lessing died.

Works
1747Damon oder die wahre Freundschaft (Damon, or true friendship)
1748Der junge Gelehrte (The young savant)
 Der Misogyn
 Die alte Jungfer (the old virgin)
1749Die Juden (The Jews)
 Der Freigeist (The free spirit)
1750Der Schatz (The Treasure)
1755Miss Sara Sampson
1759Fabeln (3 Bücher) (Fables, 3 books)
 Faust (Fragment) (Faust, a frament)
 Philotas
1766Laokoon oder Über die Grenzen der Malerei und Poesie
1767Minna von Barnhelm
 Hamburgische Dramaturgie (1767-1769)
1772Emilia Galotti
1777Das Testament Johannis
 Über den Beweis des Geistes und der Kraft
1778Anti-Goeze
1779Nathan der Weise
1780Die Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts
1781Die eheliche Liebe (Gedicht)
 Ernst und Falk - Gespräche für Freimaurer

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