Otto Günther (City Councilor)
Otto Günther (born November 4, 1822 in Leipzig , † 1897 ) was a German lawyer and city councilor .
Life
He studied law and graduated as Dr. iur. He then worked as a lawyer and court director. From 1867 to 1872 he was a city councilor in Leipzig. From 1881 to 1897, as a music lover and successor to Heinrich Conrad Schleinitz, he headed the Leipzig Conservatory .
His brother is the doctor and composer Hermann Günther , who wrote the comic opera The Abbot of St. Gallen under the pseudonym Herther .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carl Kipke, CB Vogel: The Royal Conservatory of Music in Leipzig . Schloemp, Leipzig 1888, p. 30 f.
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SURNAME | Günther, Otto |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and city councilor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1822 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
DATE OF DEATH | 1897 |