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1729 – 1781Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781)Died 15 February 1781, aged 52Lessing was a German dramatist and critic whose works, including Nathan the Wise and Miss Sara Sampson, helped establish German-language theater as a serious literary form. He was a leading figure of the German Enlightenment and an advocate of religious tolerance.