ɐ lˈiːdɪŋ skˈɑːlɚ, hiː wʌzðɪ ˈɔːθɚɹ ʌv də sˈiːsɑːɹɹˌɪbəs ˈɛt ɪmpˈɜːɹɐtˌoːɹɪbəs ænd wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɡˈɪvən ɐ pˈoʊɪts lˈɔːɹəl ɹˈiːθ baɪ mˌæksɪmˈɪliən ˈaɪ, hˈoʊli ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛmpɚɹɚ.
A leading scholar, he was the author of De Caesaribus et Imperatoribus and was also given a poet's laurel wreath by Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.