 Scant information exists about his early life.It is only known that as a 23-year-old he matriculated at the Kraków Academy (now Jagiellonian University), where he remained through nearly all his life, teaching there for two decades.He served as the Academy's dean, as "procurator" (administrator of its property), and as head of the "Bursa Hungarorum" ("Hungarians' Dormitory").