Burnouf, Eugene a French Orientalist, was born at Paris, April 8,1801, and died May 28,1852. Through his researches he greatly promoted the knowledge of ancient religions in the first half of our century. In his Essai sur le Pali ou Langue Sacree de la Presquile au Dela du Gange (1826), he showed, in a most complete and definite manner, that this language, which was regarded as sacred among the Buddhists of Ceylon, Burmah, Siam, etc., was nothing but an offshoot of the Sanscrit. His greatest work, however, was' his deciphering of the Zend language (Commentaire sur le Yuana, 1833). His other great work is his Introduction a l'Histoire du Bouddhisme Indien (1844). See Notice sur les Travatux de M. Eugene Burnouf, in Barthelemv Saint -Hilaire's Introduction au Bouddhisme (Paris, 1876); Vernes, in Lichtenberger's Encyclopedie des Sciences Religieuses, s.v. (B. P.)
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