On six separate occasions he served as dean to the theological faculty at Leipzig University.[1] As a professor, his studies largely involved New Testament exegesis, Saxon church law and contemporary history. He held a particular interest in the works of Jewish-Hellenistic philosopher Philo of Alexandria.[2]
In 1831 he became a member of the First Chamber of the Saxon Landtag. Known for his moderate-liberal views, he strove for abolition of the death penalty and advocated religious intermarriage between Protestants and Catholics. He is regarded as founder of the Gustav-Adolf-Verein, a society in which he served as its first president.[1][2][3]
De philosophiae Judaeorum sacrae vestigiis nonnullis in Epistola ad Hebraeos conspicuis, 1833.
Ueber eine Reformation der protestantischen Kirchenverfassung im Königreich Sachsen, 1833 – On a reformation of the Protestant Church constitution in the Kingdom of Saxony.[4]
De collegio Pharisaeorum commentatio, 1851.
Philonis Iudaei Anecdoton graecum de cherubinis : ad Exod. 25. 18 (edition and interpretation of Philo), 1856.[5]