Background
His father seems to have been a physician.
His father seems to have been a physician.
In 1450 he matriculated at the University of Cologne. In the register of students he is called Johannes ten Loc alias Veghe clericus Monasteriensis. On account of ill health he resigned in 1481 and became confessor to the Sisters of Niesink in Münster.
This position which he retained until his death, gave him time to gratify his literary tastes.