The town of Výsluní gave him honorary citizenship for his work in improving crop yields.
After graduating, he studied agricultural science at the German Polytechnic Institute in Prague and joined the Corps Austria Frankfurt am Main in 1862.
While working as an itinerant agricultural teacher, he witnessed a potato crop failure and pushed for improved farming methods.
His successful efforts led to his 1877 appointment as head of all itinerant teachers in German districts of Bohemia.
In 1879 the Imperial Council elected him a Member of Parliament for the Cheb, Skalná, and Aš districts, which required him to give up his teaching position.