Education
In 1850 he received his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Leipzig, where he was a disciple of Gottlieb Christoph von Harless.
In 1850 he received his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Leipzig, where he was a disciple of Gottlieb Christoph von Harless.
Afterwards, he worked as a school subrector in Ratzeburg, and in 1853 began teaching classes at the Gymnasium in Altenburg. In 1857 he was appointed professor of church history and systematic theology at the University of Erlangen. He died in Erlangen.