Chauchemer (Or Ciaucemer), Francois, a French theologian, was born at Blois. At the age of fifteen he entered the order of the Dominicans and was sent to Paris, to study at the convent of St. Jacques. He distinguished himself there by the ingenuity of his discussions and his ready elocution. He was made doctor of theology in 1.673, and acquired such a reputation by his sermons that he was nominated preacher to the king, with a pension of three hundred livres. In 1678 he became provincial of Paris, and in 1687, prior of the grand convent of Paris. He spent the latter part of his life in composing several works, of which the majority remained in MS. He died Jan. 6, 1713, leaving, among other books, Traitg de Piete, etc. (Paris, 1707) :-Sermons (ibid. 1709). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog, Generale, s.v.
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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