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Georg Christoph Wilhelm Zimmermann (Lawyer, Bach's Pupil) |
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Born: July 24, 1724 - Holzsußra, near Sondershausen, Thuringia, Germany
Died: December 9, 1762 - Schlotheim, Thuringia, Germany |
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Georg Christoph Wilhelm Zimmermann was born the son of August Heinrich Zimmermann (Pastor in Holzsußra). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on June 17, 1743; and studied there from 1743. As a Thomaner he was in Choir II from May 17, 1744 (Pentecost) to June 6, 1745 (Pentecost). 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 joined the military; and died as a lawyer. |
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Sources:
1. 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)
2. Andreas Glöckner, Sabine Thomas and Melvin Unger: Alumni and Externals in the Choirs of the Thomas School during Bach's Time in Bach, Vol. 40, No. 1 (2009), pp. 17-22 (published by: Riemenschneider Bach Institute)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2020) |
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Literature: Richter 1907, Nr. 244; Thüringer Pfarrerbuch II, S. 432 |
