He attended primary school in his home town of Biebrich, as did his brothers, and then he went to secondary school in the nearby large town of Wiesbaden where he attended Dilthey school.
Ta käis algkooli tema kodulinnas Biebrich, nagu ka tema vennad, ja siis ta läks keskkool lähedal suures linnas Wiesbadenis kus ta õppis Dilthey koolis.