Conrad August Friedrich Trainer (Bach's Pupil)

Born: August 14, 1732 - Gollma, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Died: not determined

Conrad August Friedrich Trainer was born the son of Adam Friedrich Trainer (Pastor in Gollma). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on February 28, 1748; studied there from 1748 to 1754; and at Universität Leipzig from 1752. Although he attended the Thomasschule during J.S. Bach's tenure, it is not known if he actually studied with him.

References: Richter: 290

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: Richter 1907, Nr. 290; Pfarrerbuch Kirchenprovinz IX, S. 1

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