Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German poet, playwright and author. He was born in Kamenz on the 22nd of January, 1729.
After finishing school, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing studied medicine and theology in Leipzig. Later, he lived as a free-lance writer and journalist in Berlin. There he wrote very many plays, books and poems.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing died in Braunschweig on the 15th of February, 1781.
And little Susie? Her favourite work by Lessing is a book called Miss Sarah Sampson. It is a tragedy.
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favourite – Lieblings - kedvenc
free-lance – Freiberuflich - szabaduszo
poet – Dichter - Költö
poem – Gedicht - Vers
play – Theaterstück – szinjatek,darab
playwright – Dramatiker – Drama iro
writer – Schriftsteller - Iro
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