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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Gotthold Lessing, detail of an oil painting by Georg May, 1768; in the Gleimhaus, Halberstadt, Germany.
At the St. Afra Fürstenschule in Meissen, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing acquired a strong foundation in the following languages:
- Greek1
- Hebrew1
- Latin1
During his time at the school, his study of the works of Latin dramatists such as Plautus and Terence inspired his early ambition to write comedies.1