Johann Gottlieb Kästner (Kantor, Organ, Bach's Pupil)

Born: c1710 - Pomßen, Saxony, Germany
Died: 1763

Johann Gottlieb Kästner enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on July 21, 1723; studied there from 1723 to 1729; and at Universität Leipzig from 1729. 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 organist in Trebsen (near Leipzig) from 1742, already as a substitute since 1731.

References: Richter: 67

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 (March 2020)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (March 2020)

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Bibliography

Sources 1: StaatsA Leipzig, Konsistorium Leipzig, Nr. 153 (Subscriptio derer Visitations-Articul), 1731/1742
Literature 1: Richter 1907, Nr. 67; Vollhardt 1978, S. 321

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