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Johann Jacob Baumann (Organ, Teacher, Rector, Bach's Pupil)

Born: 1732 - Beucha, Saxony, Germany
Died: March 13, 1804 - Dahme, Brandenburg, Germany

Johann Jacob Baumann was born the son of Johann Heinrich Baumann (teacher in Beucha). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on May 5, 1750; studied there from 1750 to 1756; and at Universität Leipzig from 1756. 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 organist and teacher in Herzberg from 1765; Rector in Dahme from 1782, substituted in 1797.

References: Richter: 309

 

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)
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Aryeh Oron (April 2020)

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Literature: Reinhold 1845, S. 236; Richter 1907, Nr. 309; Pallas 2004, S. 341

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