Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
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NameGotthold Ephraim Lessing
Gender Male
Aliases Gotthold Lessing, G. E. Lessing, Lessing
Birth Jan 22 1729
 Kamenz
Death Feb 15 1781
 Braunschweig
Religion Deism
Nationality Germany
Ethnicity Germans
Occupations Writer, Philosopher, Art critic, Playwright, Librarian, Publicist, Dramaturge
Marriage Spouse: Eva König
1776
Residence
 Leipzig
Residence
 Berlin
Education After 1746
 Leipzig University
Education Master's Degree
Circa 1752
 Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
Relatives
RelationNameBirth
FatherJohann Gottfried LessingNov 24 1693
MotherJustine Salome FellerNov 3 1703
BrotherKarl Gotthelf LessingJuly 10 1740
BrotherGottlob Samuel LessingJan 23 1739
BrotherJohann Theophilus LessingNov 12 1732
SisterDorothea Salome Lessing1727
BrotherGottfried Benjamin LessingDec 12 1735
WifeEva KönigMar 22 1736
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