[3] During this time, during the early 1780s he was also receiving private tuition from his cousin, the young deacon (later noteworthy both for his writings on natural history and as the parson at the protestant Barfüßer church [de]), Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811).

[4] He moved away between 1791 and 1795 to enroll at the University of Altdorf where the scope of his studies covered Poetry, Rhetoric, History, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Philosophy and Theology.

[3] This involved extensive work in military hospitals in 1799 and 1800 which provided him with good experience, but it also imperiled his life through frequent exposure to infectious diseases.

[3] In addition, during these years Neuhofer worked tirelessly on his writing, while also contributing to the "Morgenblatt für gebildete Leser" ("Morning news sheet for [well] educated readers") published by Johann Friedrich Cotta.

[6] A few months later, on 12 December 1816, Neuhofer himself died unexpectedly at his home from what was described as a "nervous attack" (einem "Nervenschlag"),[2] shortly after delivering a tutorial to students.