Picander
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Christian Friedrich Henrici (January 14, 1700 – May 10, 1764), writing under the pen name Picander, was a German poet and librettist for many of the cantatas which Johann Sebastian Bach composed in Leipzig.
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Born | Christian Friedrich Henrici (1700-01-14)January 14, 1700 Stolpen, Germany |
Died | May 10, 1764(1764-05-10) (aged 64) Leipzig, Germany |
Pen name | Picander |
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Henrici was born in Stolpen. He studied law at Wittenberg and Leipzig. He wrote to supplement his income from tutoring and continued even after obtaining regular employment as a civil servant.