As the child of a wealthy family, he did not have to worry about making a career as a mathematician; for him, mathematics, both as research and as a subject to teach, was more an avocation than anything else.
Kuna laps rikkad pere, ta ei pea muretsema teha karjääri matemaatik; teda, matemaatika, nii teaduses ning arvestades õpetada, oli avocation kui miski muu.