Andrea, Samuel a Reformed theologian of Germany, was born in 1640 at Dantzic. He studied at Heidelberg and Groningen, and in 1665 was appointed professor of Greek and philosophy at Herborn. In 1674 he was called to Marburg, where he died, Jan. 6, 1699. His numerous writings are given by Jocher and Adelung, as well as in Niedner's Hessische Gelehrtengeschichte, 1, 44 sq. See also Tholuck, Akademisches Leben des 17ten Jahrhunderts, 2, 293; Allgenmeine deutsche Biographie, s.v. (B. P.)
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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