Johann Faulhaber was trained as a weaver. However he was taught mathematics in Ulm and showed such promise that the City of Ulm appointed him city mathematician and surveyor.
Johann Faulhaber ay sinanay bilang isang manghahabi. Gayunman siya ay nagtuturo sa matematika sa Ulm at tulad ng pangako ay nagpakita na ang City of Ulm hihirangin sa kanya lungsod dalubbilang at agrimensor.