Faust's year of birth is given either as 1480/1 or as 1466. Baron (1992) and Ruickbie prefer the latter. The city archive of Ingolstadt has a letter dated 27 June 1528 which mentions a "Doctor Jörg Faustus von Haidlberg". Other sources have "Georgius Faustus Helmstet(ensis)". Baron, searching for students from Helmstet in the archives of Heidelberg University, found records of a "Georgius Helmstetter" inscribed from 1483 to 1487. He was promoted to baccalaureus on 12 July 1484 and to magister artium on 1 March 1487.