In 1872 he was appointed head forester in Zöckeritz (near Bitterfeld), and in 1879 returned to Hann. Münden as a professor and director of the forest academy. In 1891 he was appointed by the Prussian Ministry of Agriculture as Oberforstmeister in Wiesbaden.[2]
Published works
With Julius Theodor Grunert (1809–1889), he was co-editor of the journal Forstlichen Blätter; after Grunert's death he became its sole editor.[3][2] In 1871 he published an edition of Georg Ludwig Hartig's "Lehrbuch für Förster" (from the 3rd edition, 1811).[4] His other noteworthy written efforts are:
Die Vogel-Fauna von Norddeutschland, 1869 – On the bird fauna of northern Germany.
Die forstabschätzung; ein grundriss der forstertragsregelung und waldwertrechnung, 1888 – Forest assessment; an outline of a forestry income plan and forest value calculation.
Die Verbreitung und wirtschaftliche Bedeutung der wichtigeren Waldbaumaren innerhalb Deutschlands, 1888 – The distribution and economic significance of the more important forest trees within Germany.
Die holzzucht; ein grundriss für unterricht und wirtschaft, 1891 – Wood types: an outline for education and economy.[5]