Alte UniversitŠt Leucorea. Old University of Leucorea (Wittenberg, Germany) DE. In 1502, Elector Fredrick II 'the Wise' founded a university in Wittenberg which became the world-renowned under the name Leucorea. Martin Luther began teaching theology there in 1512, while Philipp Melachtohan was appointed professor of Greek there in 1518.