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August Wilhelm Rudorf (Pastor, Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: May 26, 1733 - Nischwitz, Saxony, Germany
Died: 1797 - Nischwitz, Saxony, Germany |
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August Wilhelm Rudorf was born the son of : Johann Heinrich Rudorf (Pastor in Nischwitz). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on June 9, 1745; studied there from 1745 to 1752; and at Universität Leipzig from 1752. 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 Nischwitz from 1763. His elder bother, Johann Heinrich Rudorf (1726-1803), was also a Thomaner (1743-1747). |
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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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Sources: LKA Dresden, 18.86 (Stiffts-Consistor. Acta Die Confirmationes derer Pfarrer zu Nischwitz betr. Ao. 1763)
Literature: Dietmann V, S. 383; Richter 1907, Nr. 269; Grünberg 1939, S. 770 |
