Briet, Philippe a learned French Jesuit, was born at Abbeville about 1600, and, in conjunction with Pere Cossart, had the care of the Jesuits' library at Paris. He died December 9, 1668. Among his works are, Parallea Geographiae Veteris et Novae (1648, 1649, 3 volumes, 4to; the part relating to Asia and Africa was by some unaccountable accident lost before publication): — Annales Mundi, sive Chronicon Universale ab Orde Condito ad ann. Christi, 1663 (Paris, 1662,1663, 7 volumes, 12mo). He also assisted in the Concordia Chronologica of Cossart (ibid. 1670, 5 volumes, fol.). See Landon, Eccles. Dict. s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
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