Christoph Heinrich Söffner (Bach's Pupil)

Born: 1733 - Sausedlitz, Saxony, Germany
Died: May 7, 1763 - Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

Christoph Heinrich Söffner was born the son of Johann Heinrich Söffner (schoolmaster in Sausedlitz). He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on May 17, 1747; and studied there from 1747 to 1753. 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)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2020)

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Literature: Richter 1907, Nr. 285

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