After visiting Latin School in Kamenz (from 1737 onwards) and the Fürstenschule St.
His father was a clergyman and the author of theological writings. Lessing was born in Kamenz, a small town in Saxony. He is widely considered by theatre historians to be the first dramaturg. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era.
