Carl Gottlob Laurentius (Pastor, Bach's Pupil)

Born: c1707 - Wölkau, Saxony, Germany
Died: 1772 - (Sonnewalde, Brandenburg, Germany?)

Carl Gottlob Laurentius enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on May 18, 1720; studied there from 1720 to 1726; and at Universität Wittenberg from 1728, obtaining his Magister degree in 1732. 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 Pastor in Großkrausnick (demonstrable in 1740); superintendent in Sonnewalde.

References: Richter: 37

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. 37; Pfarrerbuch Kirchenprovinz V, S. 299

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