dəmˈɪnɪk bɪkˌeɪm ðə pɹˈoʊɾəʒˌeɪ ʌv hˈɔːptmən kˈɜːt vˈɑːn mˈɔːɹdʒən, hˌuː sˈɜːvd ɪnðə sˈeɪm ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ænd hæd ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkən tˈuː ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ dʒˈɜːniz tə sˈɛntɹəl kˌæmɚɹˈuːn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ænd fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn.
Dominik became the protégé of Hauptmann Kurt von Morgen, who served in the same regiment and had undertaken two research journeys to central Cameroon in 1889 and from 1890 to 1891.