Avrigny, Hyacinthe Robillard D'
a French historian, was born at Caen in 1675, and admitted at Paris into the Society of Jesuits Sept. 15, 1691. He took a course in theology, and then was sent to Alenvon, where he was employed as procurator of the college. He died probably at Quimper, April 24, 1719. His works are, Memoires Chronologiques et Dogmatiques, pour Servirn a Histoire Ecclesiastique depuis 1600 jusquen 1716, avec des Reflexions et des Remarnues Critiques (1720, 4 vols. 12mo): — Memoires pour Servir Histoire Universelle de I'Europe depuis 1600 jusquen 1716, etc. (Paris, 1725, 4 vols. 12mo).
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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