 It was there that he first developed his interest in birds and, although not a university student, was able to join the scientific society "Societas pro Fauna and Flora Fennica" organized by Carl Reinhold Sahlberg (1779-1860).From 1823 to 1825, he attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm and studied privately with Carl Johan Fahlcrantz (1774-1861).He was also permitted to study the ornithological collection at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.