Boysen, Peter Adolphus a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born Nov. 15, 1690, at Aschersleben. He studied at Wittenberg and Halle; was in 1716 pastor at Aschersleben; in 1718, rector of the cathedral school at Halberstadt; in 1723, pastor of the Frauenkirche there; and died Jan. 12, 1743. He wrote, Disp. de Asiarchis ad Act. 19:31: — Diss. de κυβείᾷ ἀνθρώπων ad Eph. 4:14: — De Codice Grceco et Consilio quo usus est B. Lutherus in Interpretatione Germanica N.T.: — De Difficili Pauli Itinere ad Act. 17:9: — De Sepultura Stephani ad Act. 8:2. See Moser. Lexikon jetzleben der Gottesgelehrten; Neubauer, Nachricht von jetzleben den Gottesgelehrten; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, 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