Christian Geist

Christian Geist (c. 1640 – 27 September 1711) was a German composer and organist, who lived and worked mainly in Scandinavia.
He was born in Güstrow, where his father, Joachim Geist, was cantor at the cathedral school. From 1665–1666 and 1668–1669 he was a boy member of the court orchestra conducted by Daniel Danielis (1635-1696) of Duke Gustav Adolph of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.