ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, hiː stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ wˈɜːkɪŋ æz ɐ fɹˈiːlæns ɛmplˈɔɪiː fɚðə bɜːlˈɪnɚ fɪɡˈæɹoʊ fɚðə pˈʌblɪʃɚɹ ˈɜːnst lˈɪtfæs.
In 1836, he starting working as a freelance employee for the Berliner Figaro for the publisher Ernst Litfaß.