He was a legal resident of Leipzig, where he was a business- and tradesman, master merchant, and city councilman.
(The genealogist's published work gives only his occupations, and his name as father of Johanna Christiane Richter. His birthdate here is my guess/bracket, based on his daughter's birthdate, and he was likely born some years earlier.)
"Bürger, Kauf- und Handelsmann, Kramermeister, Ratsherr in Leipzig"
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