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, presenting his thesis On Abnormalities of the Heart on April 8, 1802. At Halle, prominent educators were Kurt Sprengel and Johann Christian Reil.