 In his article published in "The Electrical Review" in February 1894 he wrote, that nobody had confirmed the alleged work of Goebel related to electricity before leaving Germany.Tanner reported, Goebel's alleged teacher in the field of electricity and electric lamps, Professor Münchhausen, was an unknown person in Springe and Hanover.Goebel said in one of his affidavits, that he had learned the professions of a watchmaker and an optician.