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Born: April 16, 1723 - Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany
Died: May 9, 1767 - Salé, Morocco |
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Johann Friedrich Barisien was born the son of Ernst Georg Barisien (court architect and building inspector Saalfeld; d c1760). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on June 4, 1737; studied there from 1737 to 1743, since January 16, 1737 already as external; and at Universität Leipzig from 1743. Although he attended the Thomasschule during J.S. Bach's tenure, it is not known if he actually studied with him.
After his studies, Johann Friedrich Barisien made several trips. When he came to Copenhagen is uncertain. On October 25, 1757, J.H.E. Bernstorff wrote to Gellert that he had long wanted Barisien to serve, and now on Gellert's recommendation he tried to get him a Danish job. In March 1762 Barisien was appointed the second Danish consul in Morocco and appointed to the office of chancellery. From September 1762 he was the sole consul. At his post in Salé, his main job was to protect the interests of the Danish African trading company, founded in 1755, and thereby promote trade between Denmark and Morocco. Barisien was obviously overwhelmed and also suffered from health conditions in Morocco. After the Danes had to give up their trade in Sak und Saffy in 1765 and his health weakness increased, Barisien received his recall at his own request in March 1767. Due to illness, he was unable to return and died on May 9, 1767 in Salé.
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