He studied under Walther Nernst at the University of Göttingen, Germany and was recruited by the newly created university in Argentina, where he taught for two years until his death from typhoid fever in 1911. He was succeeded by Richard Gans.
Under the tutelage of Walther Nernst at the University of Göttingen, Germany, he took a position at the newly formed university in Argentina, teaching there for two years before succumbing to typhoid fever in 1911. Richard Gans then assumed his role.