He was a renowned philosopher and the head of the Department of Philosophy at Patrick Henry University, where he taught Francisco d'Anconia, John Galt, and Ragnar Danneskjöld.
hiː wʌzɐ ɹᵻnˈaʊnd fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ ænd ðə hˈɛd ʌvðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv fɪlˈɑːsəfi æt pˈætɹɪk hˈɛnɹi jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, wˌɛɹ hiː tˈɔːt fɹænsˈɪskoʊ dæŋkˈoʊniə, dʒˈɑːn ɡˈɔlt, ænd ɹˈæɡnɑːɹ dˈænɪskjˌɜːld.