Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher, author, and critic (born 1729)

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

German Enlightenment writer (1729–1781)

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and a representative of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature. He is widely considered by theatre historians…