Cramer Johann Andreas, a German theologian and poetical writer, was born at Josephstadt, Saxony, Jan. 29, 1723. He studied at Leipsic, was invited to Copenhagen by Frederick V, and, with the exception of three years, resided in Denmark from 1754 to 1788, in which latter year he died. At the time of his death he was chancellor of the University of Kiel. He translated Bossuet's Universal History, the Homilies of St. Chrysostom, and the Psalms of David into verse (Leips. 1755), and wrote the Northern Spectator (Der nordische Aufseher), three vols. (Copenhagen, 1758); Sermons, twenty-two vols.; and Poems, three vols. (1782). Germany ranks him among her best lyric poets.
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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