ˈæftɚwɚdz hiː tˈɔːt æt hˈæl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt dˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, ænd ɡˈɜːtɪndʒən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn dˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, bᵻfˌoːɹ bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ tʃˈɛɹ ʌv tʃaɪnˈiːz lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ænd hˈɪstɚɹi æt kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, səksˈiːdɪŋ ˈɑːɹθɚ kɹˈɪstəfɚ mˈuːl ænd pɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ ˈɛdwɪn dʒˈiː. pˈʊlɪblˌæŋk ɪn ðæt pəzˈɪʃən.
Afterwards he taught at Halle University (1928-1931), and Göttingen University (1931-1938), before becoming Chair of Chinese Language and History at Cambridge University, succeeding Arthur Christopher Moule and preceding Edwin G. Pulleyblank in that position.