hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv bˈɑːtəni æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˌoʊpənhˈeɪɡən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn, ɐ pˈoʊst hiː hˈɛld ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː.
He was appointed professor of botany at the University of Copenhagen in 1851, a post he held until 1862.