He earned a degree in chemical engineering in 1899 and his Ph.D. in 1908 from the University of Copenhagen and was immediately thereafter appointed professor of inorganic and physical chemistry at the same university.
Ia meraih sebuah gelar dalam bidang teknik kimia pada 1899 dan Ph.D. pada 1908 dari Universitas Copenhagen dan setelah itu dilantik menjadi profesor fisika kimia dan kimia inorganik di universitas yang sama.