 He received his Master's degree in 1902 and his Doctor's degree in 1908, and did research in coordination complex chemistry under Sophus Mads Jørgensen.He became a docent in 1912, and in 1914 he became professor of chemistry at the Royal Agricultural College ("Landbohøjskolen") in Copenhagen, as successor of Odin Tidemand Christensen.He stayed on this post until his retirement in 1949, and from 1939 to 1946 he was also the Director of the College.