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Polycarp Lebrecht Lechla (Finance Secretary, Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: November 15, 1733 - Hainichen, Saxony, Germany
Died: not determined (after 1785) |
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Polycarp Lebrecht Lechla was born the son of Polycarp Lechla (Archdeacon in Hainichen). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on May 16, 1747; studied there from 1747 to 1753; and at Universität Leipzig from 1752, obtaining his Magister degree in 1762. 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 Electoral Finance Secretary in Dresden from around 1785. |
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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: Curiosa Saxonica 1764, S. 174; Lausitzisches Magazin 1785, S. 345; Richter 1907, Nr. 286 |
