He was, of course, a foreigner, originally an Austrian who had acquired Polish nationality as a consequence of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. The Senate demanded that he become a member of the Reich, but even then they were only prepared to appoint him as a lecturer, and not as an assistant professor.
Siya ay, ng mga kurso, ang isang dayuhan, isang orihinal na Austrian na nakuha Polish nasyonalidad bilang resulta ng kasunduang kapayapaan sa dulo ng World War I. Ang Senado hinihingi na siya ay maging isang miyembro ng Reich, ngunit kahit na pagkatapos ay sila ay lamang handa na humirang sa kanya bilang isang lektor, at hindi bilang isang assistant professor.