Education
In 1874-1876 he took part in a scientific journey aboard the German frigate- "South.M.S. Gazelle".
ornithologist paleontologist university professor Zoologist
In 1874-1876 he took part in a scientific journey aboard the German frigate- "South.M.S. Gazelle".
From 1871 to 1922 he was a curator of zoological collections at the museum of natural history in Berne. Two years after his return he was a professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the school of veterinary medicine in Berne.