From 1885 until 1921, he was a professor at the University of Kiel.
He held this post at the University of Kiel for only three years.
Then, he was musical director of the Kiel University for ten years.
His work led to a scholarship to the University of Kiel.
The city is home to the University of Kiel (established in 1665).
He currently holds the chair for public law at the University of Kiel.
Four years later he became a private lecturer at the University of Kiel.
In 1970 he received his doctorate from the University of Kiel.
In 1822 he started studying theology at the Kiel University.
Five years later, he moved to the University of Kiel and became a professor emeritus in 1908.