Baumgarten, Jakob a Lutheran theologian of Germany, father of Sigismund Jakob, was born Aug. 30, 1668, at Wolmirstdidt, near Magdeburg. He studied at Leipsic and Erfurt; went to Halle with A. H. Francke, who appointed him, in 1697, inspector of the psedagogium, which was founded in 1695. In 1701 he was appointed pastor at his native place. In 1713 he was called to Berlin as garrison preacher, and in 1717 was appointed pastor of the Friedrichswerder and Dorotheenstadt Congregation. He died June 29, 1722. He is the author of some hymns. See Baumgarten, Funebralia (Berlin, 1722 ); Koch, Gesch. des deutschen Kirchen., 4:380 sq. (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