 He attended the "Collegium Marianum" in Pelplin, and between 1859 and 1861 he attended gymnasium in Chojnice (then officially "Konitz"), then also the gymnasium in Chełmno (then officially "Kulm"), which he graduated in 1869.In years 1869–1874 he studied medical sciences at the University of Greifswald.At that time, he legally changed his last name from Riediger (German spelling) to Rydygier (Polish spelling), a move for which he was harassed by the Prussian administration.