Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

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).