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Born January 22, 1729 ā€¢ Germany
Died February 15, 1781 (aged 52) ā€¢ Braunschweig ā€¢ Germany
Founder ā€œBeitrƤge zur Historie und Aufnahme des Theatersā€ ā€¢ ā€œTheatralische Bibliothekā€
Notable Works ā€œDer Junge Gelehrteā€ ā€¢ ā€œDie Judenā€ ā€¢ ā€œEmilia Galottiā€ ā€¢ ā€œFragmente eines Ungenanntenā€ ā€¢ ā€œHamburg Dramaturgyā€ ā€¢ ā€œLaocoonā€ ā€¢ ā€œMinna von Barnhelmā€ ā€¢ ā€œMiss Sara Sampsonā€ ā€¢ ā€œNathan the Wiseā€ ā€¢ ā€œThe Education of the Human Raceā€
Subjects Of Study dramatic literature

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