Otto Günther (4 November 1822 in

Leipzig Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...

– 1897) was a German

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and

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or.

Biography

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

. From 1881 to 1897 he served as

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at the

Leipzig Conservatory The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig () is a public university in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatorium der Musik (Conservatory of Music), it is the oldest music ...

.Carl Kipke, C. B. Vogel
''Das Königliche Conservatorium der Musik zu Leipzig''
Schloemp, Leipzig 1888, S. 30 f. His brother is doctor and composer Hermann Günther, who wrote under the

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''the Komische Oper Herther The Abbot of St. Gallen''.

References

19th-century German lawyers 1822 births 1897 deaths Politicians from Leipzig {{Germany-politician-stub