Bangius, Thomas, a Lutheran theologian of Denmark, was born at Flemlos, Feb. 18, 1600. He studied at Copenhagen, where in 1631 he was appointed professor of Hebrew. In 1653 he was made doctor of theology, and died Oct. 27, 1661. He wrote, Observationes Philologicoe: — Exercitationes Octo Literarice Antiquitatis: — Exercitatio Glottologica de' Ortu Linguarumn: — Exegesis et Vindicatio quorundam Dictorum S. Scriptur ce: — De Nephilimis Gigantibus: — Hermes et Pan Hebraicus, quo ivumn Absoluti Hebr. Lexicographi Exemplar Proponitur (Hafn. 1641). See Witte, Memolrioe Theologorum; Vinding, Academia Hofiensis; Bartholini, De Scriptoribus Danis; Bayle, Dictionnaire Historique et Critique; Jocher, Allg.Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.; Steinschneider, Bibl. Hand, 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