Johann Gottlob Mende (Bach's Pupil)

Born: January 6, 1732 - Eilenburg, 20 km northeast of Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Died: not determined

Johann Gottlob Mende was born the son of Johann Michael Mende in Eilenburg. He enrolled at the Thomasschule in Leipzig on June 11, 1744; studied there from 1744 to 1753; and at Universität Leipzig from 1753. As a Thomaner he was in Choir I 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.

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, No. 253; Glöckner 2006, p. 19

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