There he became one of the star students in the laboratory of Gustav Magnus .
Despite pressure from his father to enter the family business , Knoblauch in his early 20s opted to study mathematics and science at the University of Berlin .
There Knoblauch became one of the star students in the laboratory of Gustav Magnus .
Despite pressure from his father to enter the family business , Knoblauch in his early 20s opted to study mathematics and science at the University of Berlin .