▁support ▁from ▁the ▁king ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁studies ▁with ▁vis its ▁to ▁foreign ▁museum s ▁at ▁Paris , ▁London , ▁Tur in , ▁and ▁Ley den . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Egypt ▁by ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁and ▁contract ed ▁an ▁int imate ▁friendship ▁with ▁Mar iet te , ▁whom ▁he ▁assist ed ▁in ▁his ▁work . ▁After ▁this ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Berlin , ▁where , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁priv at doc ent ▁in ▁the ▁university , ▁ ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁assistant ▁in ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Museum ▁of ▁Berlin . ▁He ▁visited ▁Egypt ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Pers ia ▁on ▁a ▁special ▁mission ▁under ▁Baron ▁Min ut oli , ▁travel led ▁over ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁after ▁Min ut oli ' s ▁death ▁dis charg ed ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁amb assador . ▁Found er ▁( 1 8 6 3 ) ▁the ▁Egypt ological ▁journal , ▁Zeitschrift ▁für ▁A egy pt ische ▁Sprache . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁cons ul ▁at ▁C airo , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁professor ▁at ▁Gött ingen , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁of ▁Egypt ology , ▁founded ▁at ▁C airo ▁by ▁the ▁k hed ive . ▁He ▁was ▁soon ▁raised