, ▁in ▁the ▁canton ▁of ▁Bern , ▁Switzerland . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁Str as bourg ▁and ▁at ▁Mar burg , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁professor ▁of ▁logic . ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁Bern ▁as ▁a ▁school - te acher , ▁ 1 5 4 8 , ▁and ▁became ▁professor ▁of ▁the ology , ▁ 1 5 6 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Bern ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 5 7 4 . ▁ ▁Works ▁His ▁major ▁work , ▁The olog i æ ▁problem ata ▁( B ern , ▁ 1 5 7 3 ), ▁was ▁a ▁comp end ium ▁of ▁the ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁was ▁highly ▁val ued . ▁His ▁Ex amen ▁the olog icum ▁( 1 5 5 7 ) ▁ran ▁through ▁six ▁ed itions ▁in ▁four teen ▁years . ▁His ▁works ▁also ▁include ▁▁ ▁a ▁comment ary ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁Testament ▁( 1 5 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 6 1 6 ) ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Pent ate uch ▁( 1 6 0 2 ; ▁ 2 d ▁ed ., ▁with ▁comment ary ▁on ▁the ▁Ps al ms ▁added , ▁ 1 6 1 8 ); ▁ ▁a ▁comment ary ▁on ▁P ind ar ▁( 1 5 8 7 ); ▁ ▁a ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁fl ora ▁of ▁two ▁mountains ▁of ▁the ▁Bern ese ▁Ober land , ▁Stock horn ▁and ▁N iesen ▁( Str as bourg , ▁ 1 5 6 1 ); ▁ ▁a ▁Heb rew ▁method ▁for ▁schools ▁( Bas el , ▁ 1 5