It would have been natural for Hurwitz to become a Privatdozent at the University of Leipzig since he was a student of Klein, the professor of mathematics there. However there was a difficulty -- Hurwitz did not have sufficient knowledge of Greek to satisfy the Faculty requirements!
Ito ang natural na para sa Hurwitz upang maging isang Privatdozent sa University of Leipzig magmula ng siya ay isang mag-aaral ng Klein, ang mga propesor ng matematika doon. Subalit nagkaroon ng problema sa - Hurwitz ay walang sapat na kaalaman ng mga Griyego upang masiyahan ang Faculty kinakailangan!