hiː wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðə dʒɪmnˈeɪsiəm ʌv mˈeɪnts ænd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ʌv dʒˈiːsən ænd bɜːlˈɪn, ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌmðə lˈæɾɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn.
He was educated at the gymnasium of Mainz and the universities of Gießen and Berlin, graduating from the latter in 1851.