Benoit, Jean (2), a French historian and preacher of the Dominican order, was born at Carcassonne in 1632. Not unacquainted with French and Latin literature, he devoted himself particularly to an evangelical career, and preached with success in the principal cities of Midi. He died May 8, 1705, leaving, Probleme de la Victoire et de la Paix, a poem (Paris, 1687): — Histoire des Albigeois' et de Vaudois (ibid. 1691): — Suite de Histoire 'des Albigeois (Toulouse, 1693). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
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