Daniel, Gabriel a French ecclesiastical writer, was born at Rouen in 1649. When eighteen years of age he joined the Jesuits. After he had taught for some years in the college at Rouen with great success, his superiors sent him to Paris as librarian of the "domus professae" of his society, where he died in 1728. His most important work is L'Histoire de'France (Paris, 1713, also 1755- 60, 3 volumes), against which Mezerai wrote his Observations Critiques: — also Recueil de Divers Ouvrages: — Philosophiques: — Theologiques, Apologytiques et Critiques (ibid. 1724. 3 volumes). See Lichtenberger, Encyclop. des Sciences Religienses, s.v.; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten- Lexikon, s.v.; Encyclop. Brit. (9th ed.) s.v. (B.P.)
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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