In Göttingen Hellinger was a student of Hilbert and, not long after he began his studies there, he was joined by Courant and Toeplitz who had been his fellow students at Breslau.
Sa Gottingen Hellinger ay isang mag-aaral ng Hilbert at, pagkatapos ng matagal na hindi siya nagsimula ng kanyang pag-aaral doon, siya ay sumali sa pamamagitan ng Courant at Toeplitz na nai-kanyang mga kapwa mag-aaral sa Breslau.