Education
Later he studied at the gymnasium and the University of Bonn and became doctor of medicine in 1824.
Later he studied at the gymnasium and the University of Bonn and became doctor of medicine in 1824.
He participated in the Napoleonic wars, starting 1812 in the Napoleoneon army, later as a lieutenant in the anti-Napoleon-coalition. He then became a physician in Elberfeld until his death. 1840 he converted to the Christian religion.