Denis Diderot vs Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
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Compare the life timelines of Denis Diderot (1713–1784) and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 52 years, from 1729 to 1781.
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Denis Diderot (1713–1784)
- — Born in Langres, Champagne, France Verified
- — Received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Paris Verified
- — Married Antoinette Champion Verified
- — Became co-editor of the Encyclopedie Verified
- — Imprisoned at the Chateau de Vincennes for his Letter on the Blind Verified
- — Published the first volume of the Encyclopedie Verified
- — Began writing art criticism of the Paris Salons for the Correspondance litteraire Verified
- — Sold his library to Empress Catherine the Great of Russia Verified
- — Visited Catherine the Great in Saint Petersburg Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781)
- — Born in Kamenz, Saxony Verified
- — Studied theology and medicine at the University of Leipzig Verified
- — Worked as a critic and freelance writer in Berlin Verified
- — Premiere of Miss Sara Sampson, the first German domestic tragedy Verified
- — Published Laocoön, a landmark essay on the limits of painting and poetry Verified
- — Became dramaturg of the Hamburg National Theatre Verified
- — Appointed librarian of the ducal library at Wolfenbüttel Verified
- — Married Eva König Verified
- — Published Nathan the Wise, a plea for religious tolerance Verified
- — Died in Braunschweig at age 52 Verified