He was born in Sandersleben on March 25, 1695, and died in Dessau on January 13, 1773.
From 1709 to 1713 he attended Magdeburg's Cathedral Preparatory School. On October 7, 1713, he was admitted to the University of Halle (now the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg), and in 1717 to the University of Leipzig.
In 1717, he began work in the legal system in Sandersleben, and in 1720 became advocate-general in service to the empire in Italy and elsewhere. He became senior judge for both the legal court and royal court in Anhalt on Fürstenstraße (1750). He retired in 1767.
His wife's two illegitimate sons grew up in their home, with his and her children, bringing into being a relationship between both sets of children. [The two illegitimate children were fathered before Johann and Sophie married.] In particular, their son August Rode (1751-1837) was closely connected to the House of Anhalt; he was a royal Anhalt confidential [?] advisor, and entered the Prussian nobility in 1803. (See the Universal German Biography, Volume 29, page 2.)
In his old age, he wrote his memoirs, reaching as far as 1771.
"geb. Sandersleben 25.3.1695 † Dessau 13.1.1773, 1709-13 Gymnasium Magdeburg, 7.10.1713 imm. Halle, W 1716 imm. Leipzig, 1717 Aktuar in Sandersleben, 1720 als Auditeur in kaiserl. Diensten in Italien und anderwärts, 1737 Anhalt. Hof- und Amtsrat in Dessau in der Fürstenstraße (1750), 1767 Ruhestand. Die beiden illegitimen Kinder seiner Frau wuchsen in seinem Hause mit auf. Dadurch ergaben sich enge Beziehungen zwischen den Kindern. Insbesondere der Sohn August Rode (1751-1837), fürstl. Anhalt. Geh. Rat, 1803 preuss. Adel (ADB 29, 2) [Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. 55 Bde. Leipzig 1875 ff.], war dem Hause Anhalt eng verbunden. Schrieb im Alter seine Lebenserinnerungen, die bis 1771 reichen.
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