with a post as personal physician to the duke. He relocated in 1550 and remained in Mecklenburg for seven years. In 1553 he had the chance to visit Wittenburg and meet up with Philip Melanchthon, by whose theological work his life had already been so much affected. In 1557 he moved again, this time to Copenhagen in response to an offer received in April of that year, not dissimilar to the one he had received slightly less than a decade earlier from the Duke of Mecklenburg (who by this time had died). In Copenhagen Bording became personal physician to King Christian III. He was also appointed to a professorship in medicine at the university. A couple of years later, Bording served as university rector during 1559–1560. He was still the rector in September 1560 when his life came to its end. In 1558, as a mark of sincere appreciation, the king had given him a house at Hvidøre on the north side of Copenhagen. Bording's widow settled with the children back in Rostock, however. Family Jacob Bording and his wife had nine recorded children. Jakob Bording the younger (1547–1616) became Chancellor of Mecklenburg and mayor of Lübeck. His daughter Johanna (1544–1584) married the theologian and composer, Lucas Bacmeister (1530–1608). References Physicians from Antwerp Physicians of the Habsburg Netherlands Academic staff of the University of Rostock Academic staff of the University of Copenhagen Rectors of the University of Copenhagen 1511 births 1560 deaths