Coxcie (or Coxis), Michael a reputable Flemish painter, was born at Mechlin in 1497, and was a scholar of Van Orley; afterwards went to Rome, where he applied himself to the study of Raphael. On his return to Flanders he painted many works for the churches, the best of which are at Brussels. The Last Supper, in St. Gnudule; and The Death of the Virgin, in Notre Dame. He died at Antwerp in 1592. See Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, 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