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Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

1710 to 1784 3 documented presences 3 places

Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach across 3 places, from 1729 to 1770. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (22 November 1710 to 1 July 1784) was a German composer, organist and harpsichordist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was documented, and when

1729year
Leipzigattested “On graduating in 1729, Friedemann enrolled as a law student in Leipzig University, a renowned institution at the time, but later moved on to study law and mathematics at the University of Halle.” source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
1729year
University of Halleattested “On graduating in 1729, Friedemann enrolled as a law student in Leipzig University, a renowned institution at the time, but later moved on to study law and mathematics at the University of Halle.” source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
1770 to 1774period
Braunschweigattested “After leaving Halle in 1770, he lived for several years (1771–1774) in Braunschweig where he applied in vain for the post of an organist at the St.” source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

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Places Wilhelm Friedemann Bach is documented in

Braunschweig1 presence · 1770Leipzig1 presence · 1729
University of Halle1 presence · 1729

Other places tied to Wilhelm Friedemann Bach in the record

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1723year
Leipzigmentioned “Thomas Church in Leipzig (in 1723), he enrolled Friedemann in the associated Thomasschule.” source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
1746year
Halle, Saxony-Anhaltmentioned “In 1746 Friedemann became organist of the Liebfrauenkirche at Halle.” source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
1750year
Leipzigmentioned “In 1750 the church authorities reprimanded Friedemann for overstaying a leave of absence (he was in Leipzig settling his father's estate).” source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
June 1764month
Halle, Saxony-Anhaltmentioned “In June 1764, Friedemann left the job in Halle without any employment secured elsewhere.” source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
1768year
Halle, Saxony-Anhaltmentioned “His financial situation deteriorated so much that in 1768 he re-applied for his old job in Halle, without success.” source: Wikipedia: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

Documented at the same place, the same year

Caroline Matilda of Great BritainBraunschweig · 1770

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