mˈoʊst əv hɪz bɹˈʌðɚz ɐtˈɛndᵻd kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, bˌʌt dʒˈuːlɪəs wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn tə stˈʌdi mˈɛdəsən.
Most of his brothers attended Cambridge University, but Julius was admitted to the University of Edinburgh in 1817 to study medicine.