Alvintzi, Peter a Hungarian Protestant ecclesiastic of the 17th century, was born in Transylvania. He completed his studies at the best universities of Switzerland and Germany, and became pastor in Hungary. His religious zeal led him into a warm controversy with the Jesuit Peter Pazmany, archbishop of Gran. He wrote in the Hungarian language a number of controversial works, among which we notice one published in 1616, entitled The Catholic Itinerary, in which the author compares the two religions, the Protestant and the Catholic. He also composed a Hungarian Grammar. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More