w lˈatax tˈɨɕɔnts ˈɔɕɛmsˌɛt ɔɕɛmdʑˈɛɕɔntʃˈɛɕtɕ tˈɨɕɔnts ˈɔɕɛmsˌɛd dʑɛvʲɛɲdʑˈɛɕɔntjˈɛdɛn studjˈɔvaw na ˌuɲivˌɛrsɨtˈɛtɕɛ f xˌɛidɛlbˈɛrɡu ˈu rɔbˈɛrta bunsˈɛna, pˈɔtɛm na ˌuɲivˌɛrsɨtˈɛtɕɛ w bɛrlˈiɲʲɛ.
W latach 1886–1891 studiował na uniwersytecie w Heidelbergu u Roberta Bunsena, potem na uniwersytecie w Berlinie.