hiː wʌzɐ ɹᵻnˈaʊnd fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ ænd ðə hˈɛd ʌvðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv fɪlˈɑːsəfi æt pˈætɹɪk hˈɛnɹi jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, wˌɛɹ hiː tˈɔːt fɹænsˈɪskoʊ dæŋkˈoʊniə, dʒˈɑːn ɡˈɔlt, ænd ɹˈæɡnɑːɹ dˈænɪskjˌɜːld.
He was a renowned philosopher and the head of the Department of Philosophy at Patrick Henry University, where he taught Francisco d'Anconia, John Galt, and Ragnar Danneskjöld.