Johann Christoph Gottsched

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dramatist human literary critic philosopher translator university teacher

Johann Christoph Gottsched was an 18th-century German philosopher, critic, and literary reformer who played a central role in shaping Enlightenment-era German literature and drama.

Aliases (1)

Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched ×1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dramatist → human → literary critic → philosopher → translator → university teacher →
citizenship	Electorate of Saxony → Kingdom of Prussia →
countryOfActivity	Electorate of Saxony →
countryOfBirth	Kingdom of Prussia →
countryOfDeath	Electorate of Saxony →
dateOfBirth	1700-02-02 →
dateOfDeath	1766-12-12 →
educatedAt	University of Königsberg →
employer	University of Leipzig NERFINISHED →
era	18th century →
familyName	Gottsched →
fieldOfWork	German literature → literary criticism → philosophy → poetics → rhetoric →
genre	drama → grammar → literary criticism → poetics → rhetoric →
givenName	Christoph → Johann →
influenced	German Enlightenment literature → German drama reform → Gotthold Ephraim Lessing →
influencedBy	Christian Wolff → French classicism → René Descartes →
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned	German → Latin →
memberOf	Leipzig literary circles →
movement	Enlightenment → German Enlightenment →
name	Johann Christoph Gottsched →
nativeLanguage	German →
notableIdea	application of rationalist poetics to German literature → promotion of French classical drama models in Germany → reform of German language and style according to clear rules →
notableWork	Ausführliche Redekunst → Critische Dichtkunst → Deutsche Schaubühne → Grundlegung einer deutschen Sprachkunst → Handlexikon oder kurzgefasstes Wörterbuch der schönen Wissenschaften → Versuch einer critischen Dichtkunst vor die Deutschen →
notedFor	reforming German literature and drama in the Enlightenment era → standardizing and purifying the German language →
occupation	dramatist → literary critic → philosopher → poet → translator → university professor →
placeOfActivity	Leipzig →
placeOfBirth	Juditten → near Königsberg →
placeOfDeath	Leipzig →
positionHeld	professor of logic and metaphysics at the University of Leipzig → professor of poetry at the University of Leipzig →
religion	Protestantism →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
German Enlightenment →	hasKeyFigure
Johann Christoph Gottsched →	name
Deutsche Aufklärung →	notableFigure
Johann Christoph Gottsched ("Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched") →	spouse