hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd dʒˈoʊtʃɪmsθˌælʃᵻz dʒɪmnˈeɪsiəm ɪn bɜːlˈɪn ˌʌndɚ ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚʃˌɪp ʌv ˈɔːɡəst mˈeɪnɛk, ðˈɛn stˈʌdid fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ʌv bɜːlˈɪn wɪð mˈɔːɹɪts hˈɔːpt ænd bˈɑːn.
He attended Joachimsthalsches Gymnasium in Berlin under the directorship of August Meineke, then studied from 1852 to 1856 at the universities of Berlin (with Moritz Haupt) and Bonn.