hiː pˈʌblɪʃt nˈuːmɚɹəs stˈʌdiz ɪnðə dʒˈɜːnəlz ʌv lˈɜːnd səsˈaɪəɾiz ænd ɹˈoʊt sˈɛvɹəl bˈʊks dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv kɚɹˈɪɹ bˌʌt pɹəpˈoʊzd ɐ fˈɔːɹməl lɪŋɡwˈɪstɪk sˈɜːveɪ æt ðɪ ˌoːɹɪˈɛntəl kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks æt vɪˈɛnə.
He published numerous studies in the journals of learned societies and wrote several books during his administrative career but proposed a formal linguistic survey at the Oriental Congress in 1886 at Vienna.