From 1818 to 1820, he was in Hamburg, where he became a member of the , an athletic society, and was active as a gymnast. From 1819 to 1820, he was the society's Gymnastics Supervisor."Die Turnwarte der Hamburger Turnerschaft von 1816". In: Das Turnen. Festgabe zur Hundertjahrfeier der Hamburger Turnerschaft v. 1816 am 2. Sept. 1916. Hamburgischer Landesverband für Jugendpflege, Hamburg 1916, pg.43. (online)
