In 1851, at the instigation of Gauss, he was elected to the Academy of Göttingen; one year later, this time at the recommendation of Dirichlet, he was also elected to the Academy of Berlin.
En 1851, a instancias de Gauss, foi elixido membro da Academia de Gotinga; un ano despois, por recomendación de Dirichlet, tamén foi elixido membro da Academia de Berlín.