Editing Andreas Libavius (section)

==Life==
Libavius was born in [[Halle, Saxony-Anhalt|Halle]], Germany, as '''Andreas Libau''', the son of Johann Libau.  His father, only a linen worker, could not give Libavius an education because in this time period only the wealthy were able to get a higher education.<ref name="britannica.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andreas-Libavius|title=Andreas Libavius {{!}} German chemist and physician|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-07-04}}</ref> Showing great intelligence as a child Livavius overcame his personal status and attended the [[University of Wittenberg]] at the age of eighteen in 1578.<ref name="britannica.com"/> In 1579 he entered the [[University of Jena]] where he studied philosophy, history and medicine. In 1581 he obtained the academic degree of ''[[Master of Arts|magister artium]]'' and was named a [[poet laureate]].

He began teaching in [[Ilmenau]] in 1581 and remained there until 1586 when he moved to [[Coburg, Germany|Coburg]] to teach there. In 1588 he went to study at the [[University of Basel]] and received the degree of ''[[Doctor of Medicine|medicinae doctor]]''. Shortly thereafter, he became a professor of history and poetry at the [[University of Jena]]. At the same time, he also supervised the disputations in the field of medicine.

In 1591 he became physician of the city council of [[Rothenburg ob der Tauber|Rothenburg]] and, one year later, became the superintendent of schools. This position led to conflict with the rector of schools causing Libavius to move to [[Coburg]] in 1605. In 1606 he was offered and accepted the position of headmaster of the reestablished [[John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg|Casimirianum]] Gymnasium in Coburg. He lived in Coburg from 1607 until his death in 1616.

Little is known about his personal life, but he did have two sons, Michael, and Andreas, who followed in his father's footsteps and became a teacher and physician. He also had two daughters, Susanna, and one whose name is not known.