 On 6 November 1851 he entered, as one of the seven original students, the Government School of Mines in Jermyn Street.In 1853 he went to the Bergakademie Freiberg to complete his studies, and on his return to England in 1855 he was appointed an assistant geologist to the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom.In 1858, Bauerman went to Canada to serve as geologist to the North American Boundary Commission.