Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
![Portrait of Lessing by [[Anna Rosina de Gasc|Anna Rosina Lisiewska]] during his time as dramaturg of [[Abel Seyler]]'s [[Hamburgische Entreprise|Hamburg National Theatre]] (1767/1768)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Gotthold_Ephraim_Lessing.PNG)
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (, ; 22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) 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 to be the first dramaturg in his role at Abel Seyler's Hamburg National Theatre.
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