Gabriel Gottlieb Tröger (Rector, Kantor, Bach's Pupil)

Born: June 27, 1720 - Auerbach (Vogtland), Saxony, Germany
Died: 1778 - Auerbach (Vogtland), Saxony, Germany

Grabriel Gottlieb Tröger was born the son of Johann Gabriel Tröger (Rector and Kantor). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on June 3, 1733; studied there from 1733 to 1739; and at Universität Leipzig from 1739 ("Froeger"). 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 Rector and Kantor in Auerbach from 1750.

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. 159; Vollhardt 1978, S. 11; Kapitel IV dieser Arbeit

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
Bach’s Pupils Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2
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