From 1890 to 1932 he was a professor of pharmacy and pharmacognosy at the University of Bern, serving as rector in 1908-09.
According to a research by A. Pieroni, V. Janiak, C. M. Dürr, S. Lüdeke, E. Trachsel and M. Heinrich (2002) in the Centre for Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy (The School of Pharmacy, University of London) "the antioxidant activity of the young whorls of Centaurea calcitrapa, both in the DPPH and in the lipid peroxidation inhibition assays, are very interesting and the species should be investigated phytochemically and biochemically focusing on these
Student gets the degree of Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (B.Sc.) after successfully passing 10 semesters studying in 8 departments including: Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical analytical chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacognosy, Microbiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacy.