Education
He studied history and philology at the universities of Jena and Marburg, receiving his doctorate in 1867.
historian university professor
He studied history and philology at the universities of Jena and Marburg, receiving his doctorate in 1867.
He was a son-in-law to anatomist Jacob Henle. After graduation, he took a study trip to Italy and worked as a gymnasium teacher in Schleswig. In 1871 he obtained his habilitation at the University of Leipzig, and during the following year relocated to Dorpat, where he subsequently became an associate professor of history.
From 1876 onward, he was a professor at the University of Königsberg, serving as university rector in 1905/06.
Hellenic Philological Society of Constantinople.