a German theologian, was born at Stuttgart in 1779, became in 1803 secretary of the "Dentsche Christenthums gesellschaft" of Basel, and in 1816 director of the Basel Missionary Society. He died in 1838. He wrote, among other works, a History of Christian Missions ( Versuch einer allgmeincn Missions geschichte der Kirche Christi, Basel, 1828-37, 3 vols.), and was for twenty-three years editor of the Basel Missions Magazine.
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