As part of Felix Klein's efforts to re-establish the University of Göttingen as a world leading research centre, Wiechert's tutor, Woldemar Voigt, was lured away from Königsberg and took Wiechert with him.
æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv fˈiːlɪks klˈaɪnz ˈɛfɚts tə ɹˌiːɪstˈæblɪʃ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ɡˈɜːtɪndʒən æz ɐ wˈɜːld lˈiːdɪŋ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ sˈɛntɚ, wˈaɪtʃɚts tˈuːɾɚ, wˈoʊldɛmɚ vˈɔɪɡt, wʌz lˈʊɹd ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm kˈɜːnɪɡsbˌɜːɡ ænd tˈʊk wˈaɪtʃɚt wɪð hˌɪm.