ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz dˈɑːktɚɹˌeɪt ɪn pəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˈaɪəns fɹʌm mjˈuːnɪk jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ænd, ˌɔn wˈʌn ɑːktˈoʊbɚɹ ʌv ðæt jˈɪɹ, hiː bɪɡˈæn wˈɜːk æt ðə bɐvˈɛɹiən stˈeɪt pˈɑːɹləmənt lˈaɪbɹɛɹi.
In 1910 he received his doctorate in political science from Munich University and, on 1 October of that year, he began work at the Bavarian State Parliament Library.