Paul Slevogt
Paul Slevogt (29 April 1596 - 22 June 1655) was a German philologist and Aristotelian philosopher. Biography Paul Slevogt was born in Possendorf, a small town in central southern Germany which more recently, in 1994, was subsumed into Weimar. He was educated at a succession of schools in the area and then, in 1615, enrolled at the nearby University of Jena. He emerged five years later with a Magister degree and immediately started teaching. In 1621 he moved to Braunschweig where he became "Konrektor" (''loosely, "deputy head"'') at the town's secondary school (''"Gymnasium"''). The virtuosity he displayed with his Latin verse won him plaudits and at least one important prize as a poet. Nevertheless, after three years he moved back south to the University of Jena where he remained for the rest of his career. In 1625 he accepted a professorship in Hebrew and Greek. He was also offered a professorship in Theology, which he turned down. He nevertheless took part in t ...
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