Georg Erdmann (diplomat)

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Georg Erdmann (born February 19, 1682 in Leina , † 1732 or October 11, 1736 in Danzig ) was a diplomat in Russian service. He is known as a classmate of Johann Sebastian Bach .

Erdmann began studying law in Jena in 1708. In 1714 he joined the Russian army under Prince Anikita Ivanovich Repnin . Around 1730 he was the Imperial Russian envoy and councilor in Danzig.

Inside of the Georgenkirche with the baptismal font in which Bach was baptized

Acquaintance with Johann Sebastian Bach

Like him, he was a member of the choir of the wealthy Michaelis monastery in Lüneburg and remained his friend for life.

No picture of George Erdmann has yet been discovered, but there are indications for the communication between him and JS Bach, whereby it becomes clear that he must have played an important role in his life. Their friendship began very likely in Ohrdruf, where they met as a student in the Secunda . Both then moved to Lüneburg, where they continued to go to school. The academic level at the particular school in Lüneburg was higher than at the Ohrdrufer Lyceum. In addition, the pupils got to know the basis of courtly tradition through the neighborhood of the knight school. In 1702, they parted ways. Johann Sebastian Bach went back to Thuringia and from then on had little contact with Georg Erdmann. After about 28 years, one last document passed between the two childhood friends.

literature

  • Konrad Küster : The young Bach . German publishing company, 1996
  • Andrea Frova: Bravo Sebastian: tien episodes uit het leven van Bach . Uitgeverij Flavium, 2010

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Erdmann, Georg. In: Bach digital. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Andreas Kruse: The border crossings of Johann Sebastian Bach . Springer, Berlin and Heidelberg 2014, ISBN 978-3-642-54626-6 , pp. 188 , doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-642-54627-3 ( springer.com [accessed June 23, 2020]).
  3. ↑ Malcolm Boyd, John Butt: JS Bach . Oxford University Press, 1999 (Oxford Companions Series, Oxford composer companions) p. 156
personal data
SURNAME Erdmann, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Diplomat in Russian service, Bach's classmate
DATE OF BIRTH February 19, 1682
PLACE OF BIRTH Leina
DATE OF DEATH 1732 or October 11, 1736
Place of death Danzig