▁N ure m berg . ▁He ▁was ▁taught ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁Cant or ▁who ▁later ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁teach ▁at ▁the ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁School ▁in ▁N ure m berg . ▁Additionally , ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁early ▁instruction ▁in ▁Latin ▁and ▁Religion ▁from ▁his ▁father . ▁Other ▁tut ors ▁also ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁house , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁instance ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁prepar ing ▁him ▁for ▁a ▁life ▁in ▁business . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁redirect ed ▁to ▁a ▁the ological ▁career . ▁Now ▁taught ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁vern ac ular ▁but ▁in ▁Latin , ▁by ▁a ▁de acon ▁who ▁covered ▁the ▁middle ▁eastern ▁languages , ▁he ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁G ymnasium ▁( second ary ▁school ) ▁in ▁N ure m berg . ▁At ▁school , ▁too , ▁he ▁was ▁taught ▁the ▁languages , ▁also ▁receiving ▁instruction ▁on ▁ge ography ▁and ▁mor als . ▁Event ually , ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 1 , ▁he ▁entered ▁Al td orf ▁University ▁where ▁his ▁principal ▁focus ▁was ▁on ▁the ology . ▁ ▁Here ▁he ▁also ▁studied ▁philosophy , ▁history ▁and ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁literature , ▁ge ography , ▁mathematics , ▁logic , ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁philosophy , ▁" B elles - let tres " ▁and ▁natural ▁law . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 4 ▁he ▁produced ▁a ▁formal ▁defence ▁of ▁work ▁he ▁had ▁undert aken ▁on ▁the ▁Pan eg yr ici ▁Lat ini ▁of ▁Pl iny , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Mag ister ▁degree