Anton Westermann studied philology at the University of Leipzig (one of the world's oldest universities), where in 1833 he became an associate professor of classical philology, and from 1834 to 1865, he was a full professor of Greek and Roman literature at Leipzig.
From 1825 to 1830, he studied philology at the University of Leipzig, where in 1833 he became an associate professor of classical philology. Leipzig University (German: Universitat Leipzig), in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. From 1834 to 1865, he was a full professor of Greek and Roman literature at Leipzig. 
