Johann Gottlob Trefkorn (Pastor, Bach's Pupil)

Born: October 12, 1734 - Brücken, near Sangerhausen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Died: July 28, 1800 - Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

Johann Gottlob Trefkorn was born the son of Christoph Trefkorn (gardener in Brücken). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on September 29, 1748; studied there from 1748 to 1765; at Universität Leipzig from 1756; and passed the exam in Merseburg in 1760. 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 substitute from 1769 and Pastor from 1779 in Markranstaedt.

References: Richter: 298

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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Sources: AKPS Magdeburg, H 22, Nr. 419 (Syllabus Examini Submissorum)
Literature: Richter 1907, Nr. 298; Grünberg 1939, S. 948

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