▁Mun ich , ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁there . ▁ ▁Studies ▁and ▁Academ ic ▁Work ▁ ▁Sch erman ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁mer ch ants ▁and ▁land own ers ▁in ▁P osen . ▁After ▁att ending ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Bres lau ▁and ▁P osen , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁S ansk rit ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bres lau ▁with ▁Adolf ▁Friedrich ▁St enz ler . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁he ▁re located ▁to ▁Mun ich , ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Ludwig ▁Maxim ilian ▁University ▁of ▁Mun ich . ▁Sch erman ▁received ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁His ▁dis sert ation ▁was ▁entitled ▁Eine ▁eing e hen de ▁Er ör ter ung ▁der ▁philosoph ischen ▁H ym nen ▁aus ▁der ▁R ig - ▁und ▁Ath ar va - V eda - San hit â ▁sow ohl ▁an ▁sich ▁als ▁auch ▁im ▁Ver hält nis ▁zur ▁Philosoph ie ▁der ▁äl ter en ▁Up an ish ad ' s . ▁The ▁dis sert ation ▁was , ▁coinc ident ally , ▁the ▁answer ▁to ▁a ▁prize ▁question ▁that ▁his ▁instruct or , ▁Ernst ▁Ku hn , ▁had ▁put ▁to ▁the ▁fac ulty . ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Sch erman ▁would ▁win ▁the ▁prize ▁for ▁his ▁dis sert ation . ▁ ▁From ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁Sch erman ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Christ ine ▁under