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Adam Gottlob Siegfried Berger (Rector, Pastor, Bach's Pupil)

Born: November 22, 1733 - Großbuch, near Grimma, Saxony, Germany
Died: April 11, 1789 - Zschernitz, Saxony, Germany

Adam Gottlob Siegfried Berger was born the son of Johann Paul Berger (teacher Großbuch). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on September 23, 1747; studied there from 1747 to 1754; and at Universität Leipzig from 1754. 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 teacher from 1767 and later Rector of the Lyceum in Delitzsch; obtained his Magister degree in Wittenberg in 1777; ordained at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig in 1778; worked as Pastor in Zschernitz.

 

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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Bibliography

Literature: Richter 1907, Nr. 283; Pfarrerbuch Kirchenprovinz I, S. 297

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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


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