Breton, William an English writer of the 14th century, was born in Wales. He was educated a Franciscan at Grimsby, Lincolnshire; was a great scholar, a deep divine, and a writer of many books, both in prose and verse, of which his masterpiece was An Exposition of all the Hard Words of the Bible; and such was the reputation of the book that in the controversy. between Standish, bishop of St. Asaph, and Erasmus, the former appeals to Breton's book about the interpretation of a place in Scripture. Breton died at Grimsby in 1356. See Fuller, Worthies of' England (ed. Nuttall), 3:500.
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