Caspari, David a Lutheran theologian of Germany was born March 5,1648, at Konigsberg. Having completed his studies at various universities, he Was in 1676 appointed sub-inspector of the Albertinian college at his native place; in 1678, rector of the cathedral school at Riga, where he died as superintendent, Feb. 28,1702. He wrote, De Vita Dei, Qualis ea sit ex Monte Graecorum et Potissimum Aristotelis (Jena, 1673): De Quaestione an Virtus Cadtat in Deum (Konigsberg, 1677): —De Futuri .Theologi Stüdiis Philologicis et Philosophicis (edited by his son, 1705): — Breviarium Theologiae Moralis (also edited by his son, 1712). See Gade;
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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