Dathe Johann August, an eminent Oriental scholar and Biblical critic, was born at Weissenfels July 4, 1731, became professor of Oriental literature at Leipsic in 1762, and, died March 17, 1791, at Leipsic. His chief work is Libri Vet. Test. ex recensione textus leb. notisque philolog. et crit. illustrati (Halae, 1791, 6 vols. 8vo). He also edited Glassius, Philologia Sacra, and the Prolegomena to Walton's Polyglot (Lips. 1777); a Syriac Psalter, with the translation and notes of Erpenius (Halle, 1768); and (posthumous) Opuscula ad Crisin et interp. Vet. Test. spectantia (ed. by Rosenmüller, jun., Lips. 1795).
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