In fact, he is described by McClintock and Strong's Cyclopedia as "the most important among the men of German extraction who helped to prepare the way for the Reformation."
E bile Cyclopedia ya ga McClintock le Strong e mo tlhalosa e le "monna yo o botlhokwa thata mo bathong ba lotso lwa Sejeremane ba ba ileng ba thusa go baakanyetsa Diphetogo."