He studied Romance languages in Leipzig and wrote a doctoral thesis about the language of the Aromanians in Livadi in the region of Mount Olympus in 1888, followed by a habilitation thesis on the Megleno-Romanian language in 1892.
He studied Romance languages in Leipzig and wrote a dissertation about the Aromanian language spoken in Livadi, located at the foot of Mount Olympus, in 1888, which was later supplemented with a habilitation thesis on the Megleno-Romanian language in 1892.