Paul Luther

Paul Luther
Luther, contemporary wood engraving
Born19 November 1533
Wittenberg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died8 March 1593(1593-03-08) (aged 60)
Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Alma materUniversity of Wittenberg
Occupations
SpouseAnna Warbeck
Children6
Parents
FamilyLuther

Paul Luther (19 November 1533 – 8 March 1593) was a German physician, medical chemist, and alchemist. He was the third son of the German Protestant Reformer Martin Luther and was successively physician to John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony; Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg; Augustus, Elector of Saxony and his successor Christian I, Elector of Saxony. He taught alchemy to Anne of Denmark.