æt fˈɜːst ðə mˈɑːɹtaɪnˌiːəm dʒɪmnˈeɪsiəm ɪn hˈælbɚstˌæt wˌɛɹ hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ˈæbɪɾɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv ænd lˈeɪɾɚ hˈaɪdɪlbˌɜːɡjˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn hˈaɪdɪlbˌɜːɡ.
At first the Martineum gymnasium in Halberstadt where he graduated with Abitur in 1905 and later Heidelberg-University in Heidelberg.