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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Died on February 15, 1781

245

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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (German:; 22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic. He was a representative of the Enlightenment.

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