Catel, Franz a German artist, was born in Berlin, Feb. 22, 1778, and first acquired distinction by his illustrations of Goethe's Hermann und Dorothea. He went to Paris in 1807, and there began painting in oil. In 1809 he went to Rome, and in 1818 he visited the island of Sicily. In 1834 he painted a
Resurrection of Christ, for the Luisenkirche at Charlottenburg, near Berlin. His works are to be found all through Europe. In 1841 he was made a member and professor of the Academy of Berlin. He died in Rome, Dec. 19, 1856. See Appletons American Cyclop. 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