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