Bocler, Johann Wolfgang a German theologian, originating from Livonia, was a Lutheran, and, after having filled several ecclesiastical offices, went to Cologne, where he abjured Protestantism in order to enter the ranks of the Catholic clergy. He died at Cologne in 1717. He wrote, Der einfaeltigen Esthen abergldubische Gebrduche (Cologne, 1691), and some works in favor of Catholicism. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
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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