Johann Friedrich Richter (Kantor, Bach's Pupil)

Born: c1710 - Düben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Died: March 1745 - Zwenkau, near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

Johann Friedrich Richter enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on July 13, 1723; and studied there from 1723 to 1729, since March 1, 1723 already as external. 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 in Zwenkau, near Leipzig from 1729.

References: Richter: 66

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)

Links to other Sites

Richter, Johann Friedrich (Bach Digital)

Bibliography

Sources 1: StaatsA Leipzig, Rittergut Eythra, Nr. 188 (Acta Die Substitution des zeitherigen Schulmeisters zu Eythra Johann Gottfried Danziger betr. [1727–1814])
Literature 1: Richter 1907, Nr. 66; Vollhardt 1978, S. 355

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