By 1889 he was an Acting Assistant Professor at Michigan, but returned to Lepizig for the 1889-91 year as the Senior Royal Archaeologist at the University of Leipzig from 1890-91.
By 1889 he was an Acting Assistant Professor at Michigan, the family returned to Lepizig for the 1889-91 year where his first daughter Edith was born on October 1st, 1889. In he worked as the Senior Royal Archaeologist at the University of Leipzig from 1890-91.