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languet, hubert (1518-1581), french huguenot writer and diplomat, was born at vitteaux in burgundy, of which town his father was governor. he received his early education from a distinguished hellenist, jean perelle, and displayed remarkable ability in greek and latin. he studied law, theology and science at the university of poitiers from 1536 to 1539; then, after some travel, attended the universities of bologna and padua, receiving the doctorate from the latter in 1548. at bologna he read melanchthon's _loci communes theologiae_ and was so impressed by it that in 1549 he went to wittenberg to see the author, and shortly afterwards became a protestant. he made his headquarters at wittenberg until the death of melanchthon in 1560, although during that period, as well as throughout the rest of his life, he travelled extensively in france, italy, spain, germany, sweden, and even finland and lapland. in 1557 he declined the invitation of gustavus i. to enter the service of sweden, but two years later accepted a similar invitation of augustus