Johann Gottfried Böttger (Schoolmaster, Bach's Pupil)

Born: 1733 - Löbnitz, Saxony, Germany
Died: not determined

Johann Gottfried Böttger was born the son of Johann Gottlieb Böttger (excise taker in Löbnitz). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on May 20, 1749; studied there from 1749 to 1755; and at Universität Leipzig from 1755. 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 schoolmaster in Störmthal, Saxony from 1756.

References: Richter: 306

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: StaatsA Leipzig, Konsistorium Leipzig, Nr. 151 (Subscriptio derer Visitations-Articul), 1756
Literature: Richter 1907, Nr. 306

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