Arnold of Rotterdam (or of Holland)
a Dutch theologian, was also called Geilhoven. He studied .at. Bolognia and Padua, and became doctor of canonical law. He died Aug. 31, 1442.. He wrote, Γνῶθι σεαυτόν, or Speculum Conscientice, in two books-the first entitled De Legibus et Statutis; de Peccatis Mortalibus, written in 1413:-the other, De Excommunicatione et aliis Censuris, written in 1424., This. book is still known under the odd title of Gnotosolitos, and was published at Brussels in 1479. 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