hiː stˈʌdid æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv hˈaɪdɪlbˌɜːɡ æz ɐ pjˈuːpəl ʌv lˈʌdwɪɡ hˈɛʌsɚ, ænd æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ɡˈɜːtɪndʒən, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ dʒˈɔːɹɡ wˈeɪts.
He studied at the University of Heidelberg as a pupil of Ludwig Häusser, and at the University of Göttingen, where he was influenced by Georg Waitz.