Polykarp Gottlieb Wagner (Pastor, Bach's Pupil)

Born: December 22, 1731 - Pegau, near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Died: 1763 - Elstertrebnitz, Saxony, Germany

Polykarp Gottlieb Wagner was born the son of Johann Jacob Wagner (Pastor in Pegau). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on December 16, 1746; studied there from 1746 to 1754, previously already as external; 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. After his studies, he worked as substitute from 1756 and Pastor from 1759 in Elstertrebnitz.

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: LKA Dresden, 18.45 (Die Besetzung des Pfarramtes zu Elstertrebnitz)
Literature: Richter 1907, Nr. 279; Grünberg 1939, S. 983

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