Heinrich attended school in Mulhouse, receiving a reasonably good education up to the age of twelve, studying French and Latin in addition to elementary subjects. However, when he was twelve years old he had to leave school to help his father with tailoring.
Heinrich pumasok sa paaralan sa Mulhouse, tumatanggap ng isang makatwirang magandang edukasyon hanggang sa ang edad ng alas-dose, pag-aaral ng French at Latin bilang karagdagan sa elementarya paksa. Gayunman, kapag siya ay alas-dose years old niya umalis sa paaralan upang makatulong sa kanyang ama sa pag-angkop.