David Hoeschel

David Höschel ( born April 8, 1556 Augsburg, † October 19, 1617 ) was a German humanist.

As the son of impecunious parents, he attended St. Anne's School in Hieronymus Wolf ( † 1580) and Simon Fabricius ( 1533-1593 ) and the Lauinger illustrious high school in Nicholas of Reusner and Martin Ruland the Elder, where he mainly the Greek language and literature learned. From 1577, he studied in Leipzig with Gregor Bersman, there was 1581 Magister, returned to Augsburg, where he later rector of the grammar school and became a teacher librarian.

In his two offices he was supported by the mathematician Georg Henisch. He was in close contact with Joseph Justus Scaliger. In conjunction with Joachim Jungius and Christoph Helwig he tested new pedagogical methods. The Patrician Markus Welser supported him in his studies of Greek literature.