Erbkram, Heinrich Wilhelm a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born July 8, 1810, at Glogau. For his academical career he prepared himself at the Wittenberg Seminary, and commenced his theological lectures at Berlin in 1838. In 1855 he accepted a call to Konigsberg, and died there. January 9, 1884. He is best known as the author of Geschichte der protestantischen Sekten im Zeitalter der Reformation (Hamburg and Gotha, 1848). (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