He did this despite having met Theresa Anna Amalie Elise Ruprecht in Göttingen and the two already were thinking of marriage. Theresa's family owned the local publishing firm of Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.
Siya did ito sa kabila ng pagkakaroon ng matugunan Theresa Anna Amalie Elise Ruprecht sa Gottingen at ang dalawa ay na-iisip ng kasal. Theresa ng pamilya na pag-aari ang lokal na-publish na matatag ng Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.