Employed as a viola player in the Dresden orchestra from ca.1730-1763. Although not officially employed as a copyist, he was a prolific copyist of works now held in the Schrank II collection. Can be identified as "Copyist D (5) of Dresden court". Biographical Information referred to by RISM (which may be the source of the often-quoted 1687-1763: "Viola player, copyist... (Biography information): LandmannD 2009: =, SchreiberC 2003: Morgenstern, Johann Gottlieb (fl 1722-1757)"