 In 1792 he went to Wittenberg University as tutor to one of the counts of Lippe, and continued his legal studies.In 1794 he became "Privatdozent", lecturing on Canon law, in 1798 extraordinary professor, and 1802 ordinary professor of feudal law.From that time to his death in 1843, with the exception of a short period in which public affairs occupied him, he poured out a succession of works covering the whole field of jurisprudence, and was a copious contributor to periodicals.