Background
He was born at Bätterkinden, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.
He was born at Bätterkinden, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.
He studied at Strasbourg and at Marburg, where he became professor of logic.
He was called to Bern as a school-teacher, 1548, and became professor of theology, 1564. He died at Bern on 22 March 1574.