In 1802, he received his medical doctorate from the University of Halle, defending his doctoral thesis De cordis conditionibus abnormibus on 8 April 1802. At Halle he had as instructors, Kurt Sprengel (1766-1833) and Johann Christian Reil (1759-1813).
In 1802, he received his medical doctorate from the University of Halle, defending his doctoral thesis On Abnormal Conditions of the Heart on April 8, 1802. At Halle, he had instructors Kurt Sprengel and Johann Christian Reil.