Cotta, Johann Frimerich a German theologian, was born at Tubingen, May 12, 1701. He studied in his native city; went to Jena, where he was added to the faculty of philosophy, in 1728; travelled through Germany. Holland, England, and France; on his return to Germany in 1734 was appointed titular professor of philosophy at Tubingen; in 1735 taught theology at Gottingen as fellow, and was titular professor of the Oriental languages; in 1739 returned to Tiibingen, in order to teach theology, poetry, and philosophy; afterwards occupied other high positions as instructor; and died Decmber 31, 1779. His principal works are, Themata Miscellanea (Tubingen, 1718): — Alterneueste Historie der theologischen Gelehrsamkeit (ibid. 1722): — De Origine Masorae (ibid. 1726): — De Probabilismo Morali (Jena, 1728): — Traite de la Probabilite (Rheims or Amsterdam, 1732): — De Fallibili Pontificis Romani Auctoritate (Leyden, cod.): — Flavii Josephi simmtliche Werke (Tubingen, 1735): — De Situ Inaugurationis apud Hebraeos (ibid. 1737): — Ecclesiae Romanae de Attritione et Contritione Contentio (ibid. 1739): — De Constitutionibus Apostolicis (ibid. 1746): — De Cultu Adorationis (ibid. 1755): — De Jure Docendi in Conventibus Sacris (ibid. 1756): — De Constitutione Theologiae (ibid. 1759): — De
Variis Theologiea Specibus (ibid. eod.): — De Religione in Genere ac Speciatim Naturali (ibid. 1761): — De Religione Gentili (ibid. eod.): — De Religione Revelata (ibid. eod.): — De Religione Mahommedica (ibid. eod.): — De Vita Eterna (ibid. 1770). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Doring, Die gelehrten Theologen Deutschlands, 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