Gottfried Samuel Aster (Pastor, Bach's Pupil)

Born: March 8¹ or January 8², 1722 - Oschatz, Saxony, Germany
Died: July 10, 1797 - Strehla, Saxony, Germany (?)

Gottfried Samuel Aster was born the son of David Aster (teacher in Oschatz). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on May 24, 1735; studied there from 1735 to 1741, since January 17, 1735 already as external; and at Universität Leipzig from 1741. Although he attended the Thomasschule during J.S. Bach's tenure, it is not known if he actually studied with him. After his studies, he was Deacon in Mühlberg from 1741 to 1748; Magister in Wittenberg from 1748; Pastor in Görnewitz from 1761; and Pastor (1^st position) in Strehla from 1767.

Sources:
1. Bernd Koska: Dissertation "Bachs Thomaner als Kantoren in Mitteldeutschland" (Beeskow 2018), Anhang VII.1 Die Alumnen der Thomasschule 1710-1760, English translation by Aryeh Oron (April 2020)
2. Pfarrerbuch Sachsen Website
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2020)

Links to other Sites

Aster, Gottfried Samuel (Pfarrerbuch Sachsen)

Bibliography

Literature: Dietmann I, S. 623; Richter 1907, Nr. 171; Grünberg 1939, S. 19; Pfarrerbuch Kirchenprovinz I, S. 153

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