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Christian Theodor Reichel (Bach's Pupil)

Born: September 28, 1724 - Oberlödla, near Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany
Died: October 8, 1743 - Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

Christian Theodor Reichel was born the son of Jacob Daniel Reichel (Pastor in Oberlödla). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on June 11, 1741; studied there from 1741 to 1743, since February 26, 1739 already as external. He died as an alumnus. Although he attended the Thomasschule during J.S. Bach's tenure, it is not known if he actually studied with him.

 

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

Sources: StA Leipzig, Ratsleichenbuch („Gottlob Theodor Reichel“)
Literature: Reichel 1743; Richter 1907, Nr. 230; Thüringer Pfarrerbuch VI, Nr. 1616
GND: 105283695X

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