His observations of clouds formed the basis of his doctoral thesis On the Observation of Clouds, the Daily and Annual Cloud Period in Bakar presented to the University of Zagreb and which earned him his degree as doctor of philosophy in 1893.
Los datos acumulados sobre as observacións que realizou das nubes formaron a base da súa tese de doutoramento, titulada "Sobre a observación das nubes, os períodos diario e anual en Bakar", presentada na Universidade de Zagreb, que o fixo merecedor do seu grao de Doutor en Filosofía o ano 1893.