Paul Luther

Paul Luther (19 November 1533 – 8 March 1593) was a German physician, medical chemist, and alchemist.

In 1546, when Luther was twelve, his father died, leaving the family in straitened circumstances without Luther's salaries. At the outbreak of the Schmalkaldic War, they fled to Magdeburg and in 1547 to Brunswick. In July, at the end of the war, it was possible to return to Wittenberg, although in relative poverty. On the advice of Melanchthon, Luther attended the University of Wittenberg to study medicine.

Luther died at Leipzig on 8 March 1593. His funeral oration was given by his friend Matthias Dresser.

Family While still a medical student at Wittenberg, Luther had married Anna Warbeck. They were married for thirty-three years, until Anna's death at Dresden on 15 May 1586. From this marriage there were seven children: