Johann Gottlieb Eckard (Kantor, Rector, Bach's Pupil)

Born: 1739 - Reichenbach, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
Died: December 13, 1811 - Geyer?, Saxony, Germany

Johann Gottlieb Eckard [Eckardt] was born the son of Ehrenfried Eckard (cloth maker in Reichenbach). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on May 15, 1748; studied there from 1748 to 1754; and at Universität Leipzig from 1754. 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 worked as Kantor and Rector in Geyer from 1772?

References: Richter: 295

Source: 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)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2020)

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Literature: Vollhardt 1978, S. 126

Bach's Pupils: List of Bach's Pupils | Actual and Potential Non-Thomaner Singers and Players who participated in Bach’s Figural Music in Leipzig | Alumni of the Thomasschule in Leipzig during Bach's Tenure | List of Bach's Private Pupils | List of Bach's Copyists
Thomanerchor Leipzig: Short History | Members: 1729 | 1730 | 1731 | 1740-1741 | 1744-1745 | Modern Times
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Articles: Organizional Structure of the Thomasschule in Leipzig | The Rules Established for the Thomasschule by a Noble and Very Wise Leipzig City Council - Printed by Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf Leipzig, 1733 | Homage Works for Thomas School Rectors