He undertook research in complex analysis supervised by John McDonald and he was awarded a Ph.D. in December 1934 for his thesis Some results in the theory of Schlicht functions.
Siya undertook pananaliksik sa mga komplikadong pagtatasa supervised by John McDonald at siya ay iginawad ng isang Ph.D. sa Disyembre 1934 para sa kanyang tesis Ang ilang mga resulta sa teorya ng Schlicht function.