Background
He was born in Sondershausen, Germany on March 28, 1829.
He was born in Sondershausen, Germany on March 28, 1829.
He studied Oriental languages at Leipzig under Julius Fürst and Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer.
Later he taught for a time at an English school, and later was a correspondent in a business house at Lyon, France. He settled at Erfurt, Germany, where he founded a business academy. Aside from his teaching activity he pursued scientific studies.
He died on October 15, 1887.