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Jacob von Stahlin.

Jacob Von Stahlin was born on May 9th, 1709, in Memmingen, Germany.

Not Much is know about Stahlin's early life, he has educated at Memmingen Lateinschule (Memmingen Latin School), the Zittau gymnasium and the University of Leipzig. Whilst in Leipzig he befriended Bach's sons, playing the Flute with them. He took part as flautist in the Collegium Musicum under Bach.

In 1735 he worked as a fireworks director in Russia and as a teacher of rhetoric and poetry. He worked various jobs at the imperial court in St. Petersburg. He was also known to have written a short obituary about Leonhard Euler's death for the Russian academy of Sciences.

He passed away on July 6th 1985.