ðˌoʊ hiː wʌz mˈoːɹ ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ɪn mˈɛdəsən, hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ˌɔn ɐn ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɪn dʒˈʊɹɹɪspɹˌuːdəns, wˌɪtʃ hiː kəmplˈiːɾᵻd æt ðə ɹˈʌpɹɛxt kˈɑːɹl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv hˈaɪdɪlbˌɜːɡ.
Though he was more interested in medicine, his father insisted on an education in jurisprudence, which he completed at the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg.