Davies, Sir John an English writer, was born at Tisbury, Wiltshire, in 1570. He graduated from Queen's College, Oxford, in 1590, studied law, became a member of Parliament in 1601, in 1603 solicitor-general of Ireland, in 1608 chief- justice in England, in 1616 returned to Ireland, and died December 7, 1626. Besides several political essays he published a somewhat noted poem, entitled Nosce Teipsum (Lond. 1594, and often). See Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.
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