Blount (Lat. Blundus or Blondus), JOHN, a prominent English theologian of the 13th century, studied at Oxford and Paris, and after his return from France was appointed professor at Oxford, where for the first time he explained the works of Aristotle. He was also elected canon and chancellor of the cathedral church of York, and (in 1232), were it not for the differences then existing between the king of England and the Roman see, he would have been confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury. He died in 1248. He is the author of, Summarium Sacrce Facultatis: — Disceptationes Scholasticce, and of some commentaries. See Leland, Collectanea; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.; Lichtenberger, Encyclopedie des Sciences Religieuses, s.v.; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, 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