hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɐn ɪtˈæliən lˈaɪbɹɛɹi səsˈaɪəɾi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk səsˈaɪəɾiz ˈɔːspɪsᵻz, tə sˈʌplɪmənt hɪz kˈoːɹsᵻz æt kəlˈʌmbiə, ðə fˈɜːst kˈɑːlɪdʒ kˈoːɹsᵻz ɪn ðæt lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
He started an Italian Library Society in 1827 under the New York Society's auspices, to supplement his courses at Columbia, the first college courses in that language in the United States.