Besse Pierre a French preacher, was born at Rosiers, in Limosin, near the middle of the 16th century. He was doctor at the Sorbonne, principal of the College of Pompadour, canon chanter of St. Eustace, preacher to king Louis XIII, and preacher and chaplain to Henry of Bourbon, prince of Conde. His sermons gained for him a high reputation for eloquence; his Lent was reprinted ten times in as many years. He died at Paris in 1639. He wrote, Des Qualites et des Bonnes Mcours des Pretres: — Triomphe des Saintes et Devotes Confrairies: — La Royale Pretrise: — Le Democrite Chretien: — Le Bon Pasteur: — Heraclite Chretien: — Concordantia Bibliorum (Paris, 1611). 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