hiː stˈʌdid ɪnðə hˈeɪɡ, ænd tˈʊk sˈɛvɹəl tɹˈɪps tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ænd swˈiːdən tə stˈʌdi pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ɪn ˌɔːɾəmˌæɾᵻzˈeɪʃən ænd wˈʊd mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ.
He studied in The Hague, and took several trips to the United States and Sweden to study progress in automatization and wood manufacturing.