Cobo, Bernabe de a Spanish Jesuit, was born at Lopera, in the province of Jaen, in 1582. He was missionary to Mexico and Peru for fifty years, and, on all his journeys, studied with ardor natural history, and particularly botany. He died at Lima, September 9, 1657, leaving works in MS., which were brought to Spain and placed in the library of Seville; they consist of ten volumes, including a history of the Indians. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Genegrale, 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