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- Göllner, Marie Louise (2001). "Hans Hergot". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.
- Wohnhaas, Theodor (2001). "Georg Wachter". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.
- Wohnhaas, Theodor; Jackson, Susan (2001). "Valentin Neuber". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.
Notes
- ↑ According to Susan Jackson, Wachter later married another woman named Kunegunde who later married Valentin Neuber, also a printer.
- ↑ Göllner
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