According to Batley (1999), Gotthold Ephraim Lessing used Wichmannshausen's work to research his own writings on the Templars, but found it "reserved and short-sighted" compared to that of Christian Thomasius. Batley, Edward M. (1999). «Lessing's Templars and the reform of German Freemasonry». German Life and Letters. 52 (3): 297–313. doi:10.1111/1468-0483.00136
