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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Notable Trials

19,018

days lived

52

age at death

Born
January 22, 1729
Died
February 15, 1781 (aged 52)
Zodiac
♒︎Aquarius·rooster 🐓
Updated Jan 2026

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Gotthold's Birth Chart

Astrology
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Fire
Earth
Air
Water
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Sun Sign

Aquarius♒︎

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Moon Sign

Scorpio♏︎

Dominant Element

Air

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for January 22, 1729

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1781
Day 19,018
Age 52

Death of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Confidence
96%
Feb 15, 1781

Lessing dies in Braunschweig.

1779
Day 18,242
Age 49

Publication of 'Nathan the Wise'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1779

Lessing publishes 'Nathan the Wise', a plea for religious tolerance.

1778
Day 17,877
Age 48

Publication of 'Ernst and Falk'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1778

Lessing publishes 'Ernst and Falk'.

1777
Day 17,512
Age 47

Publication of 'On the Proof of the Spirit and of Power'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1777

Lessing publishes 'On the Proof of the Spirit and of Power'.

Day 17,512
Age 47

Publication of 'The Education of the Human Race'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1777

Lessing publishes 'The Education of the Human Race'.

1774
Day 16,416
Age 44

Wolfenbüttel Fragments Controversy

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 1774
1770
Day 14,955
Age 40

Librarian at Wolfenbüttel

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1770
Day 14,955
Age 40
1767
Day 13,859
Age 37

Hamburg Dramaturgy

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1767

Lessing publishes 'Hamburg Dramaturgy'.

Day 13,859
Age 37

Publication of 'Minna von Barnhelm'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1767

Lessing publishes 'Minna von Barnhelm'.

1766
Day 13,494
Age 36

Publication of 'Laocoön'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1766

Lessing publishes 'Laocoön: An Essay on the Limits of Painting and Poetry'.

1760
Day 11,302
Age 30

Secretary to General Tauentzien in Breslau

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1760
1758
Day 10,572
Age 28

Returns to Berlin

Confidence
89%
Jan 1, 1758
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1748
Day 6,919
Age 18
1746
Day 6,189
Age 16
1741
Day 4,363
Age 11
1729
Day 1
Age 0

Birth of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Confidence
96%
Jan 22, 1729

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is born in Kamenz, Saxony.