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Otto Günther

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Otto Günther (4 November 1822 in Leipzig – 1897) was a German lawyer and City Councilor.

Biography

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He studied law and was awarded the Dr. iur. He then worked as a lawyer and legal director. From 1867 to 1872 he was a town councilor in Leipzig. From 1881 to 1897 he served as music director at the Leipzig Conservatory.[1]

His brother is doctor and composer Hermann Günther, who wrote under the pseudonym the Komische Oper Herther The Abbot of St. Gallen.

References

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  1. ^ Carl Kipke, C. B. Vogel: Das Königliche Conservatorium der Musik zu Leipzig. Schloemp, Leipzig 1888, S. 30 f.