Education
Born in Bautzen, Peucer studied mathematics, astronomy, and medicine at the University of Wittenberg from 1540.
historian naturalist university professor
Born in Bautzen, Peucer studied mathematics, astronomy, and medicine at the University of Wittenberg from 1540.
In 1554, he became professor of mathematics at the University of Wittenberg, and in 1560 professor of medicine, leading the Wittenberg faculty in that field Until 1574, he also served several times as dean and rector. Released in 1586, he went to the Duchy of Anhalt, where he became Councillor and personal physician to the Prince of Anhalt.
He died in the capital of Dessau in 1602.