Ernst Hpfner was appointed Provinzialschulrat in Koblenz, then he served as a curator at the University of Gttingen (a public research university founded in 1734).
In 1873 he was appointed Provinzialschulrat in Koblenz, and from 1888 onward, was associated with the Ministry of Culture in Berlin. Beginning in 1894, he served as a curator at the University of Gottingen. The University of Gottingen, officially the Georg August University of Gottingen, (German: Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Gottingen, Germany. 1734; 286 years ago (1734) 
