hiː stˈʌdid æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv dʒˈiːnə ˌʌndɚɹ ˈɜːnst bˈʌskɚ ænd hˈænz dˈiːpoʊldɚ, ænd ðˈɛn æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv bɜːlˈɪn wɪð wˈɜːnɚ jˈeɪɡɚ, wˌɛɹ hiː ˈɜːnd hɪz fˈɜːst dˈɑːktɚɹˌeɪt.
He studied at the University of Jena under Ernst Buschor and Hans Diepolder, and then at the University of Berlin with Werner Jaeger, where he earned his first doctorate.