Education
From 1842-1845 he studied classical philology. He later studied similar collections in Vienna, Trieste, Rome, Florence, Paris, London and Leiden (focusing especially on the papyri).
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From 1842-1845 he studied classical philology. He later studied similar collections in Vienna, Trieste, Rome, Florence, Paris, London and Leiden (focusing especially on the papyri).
In 1849 he became a teacher at the Wilhelmsgymnasium (Munich). From this recognization he was able to gain access to the collections at the court and library of king Ludwig I of Bavaria and study the royal collection of Egyptian artifacts held within. He made major contributions to the newly founded Journal of Egyptian Language and Antiquities.
In 1869 he was appointed Honorary Professor of Egyptology, at Munich University and curator of the Egyptian collections.
Some time later he began to be heavily criticized for the style of his writings. In the winter of 1872/73 he toured Egypt (Cairo, Alexandria and Luxor) which led to him publish some Travel letters, about his experiences there.
Subsequent research by others increasingly diminished the importance of his writings. After his resignation in 1882, he was gradually forgotten.