Johann Christoph Gottsched, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Christoph Gottsched

German author and critic

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1700

Place of Birth: Königsberg

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1766

Profession: writer, poet, translator, university teacher, literary critic, philosopher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Johann Christoph Gottsched (2 February 1700 – 12 December 1766) was a German philosopher, author, and critic.
For about thirty years, he exercised an almost undisputed literary dictatorship in Germany.
But by his later years, his name had become a by-word for foolish pedantry.