Gallus was born on April 2nd, 1601 in Reutlingen.1 Gallus' father was Ludovicus Goebel and his mother was Anna Deckerin. His paternal grandfather was Gall Ludwig Goebel. He had a brother named Ludwig. He was the younger of the two children. He died at the age of 51 on November 19th, 1652 in Reutlingen.1