Career
He is considered one of the most important representatives of the city of Riga at the end of the 15th Century, especially in Hanseatic League and Livonian Landtag, but also as an envoy to Sweden and Russia. He wrote two books, "John Schöninck"s grott Realbuch", a chronicle of the events between 1486 to 1498, and a diary about the Hanseatic Days in Lubeck from 1487.
In recognition of his services to the city of Riga in 1488, he received an estate across the Daugava River.