Lessing Gotthold Ephraim < history of philosophy, biography > German philosopher (1729-1781), critic, and playwright who vigorously opposed dogmatism in any form and supported the ...
German dramatist and critic. His plays include Miss Sara Sampson (1755), Minna von Barnhelm (1767), Emilia Galotti (1772), and the verse play Nathan der Weise (1779).