a German humanist writer, known for his Vallum humanitatis (1518). He was a pupil of Rudolph von Langen. Vallum humanitatis, sive Humaniorum litterarum contra obrectatores vindiciae (1518) was in effect a manifesto for the humanist movement of the time. In addition to Vallum Humanitatis, a defense of humanistic studies, he wrote three books of epigrams, and other works.
