Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
writer
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was born on Jan 22, 1729 in Germany]. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's big-screen debut came with Nathan der Weise directed by Manfred Noa in 1922.
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).
Birthday
Jan 22, 1729Place of Birth
Kamenz, Upper Lusatia, Holy Roman Empire [now Saxony, Germany]
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