Fleming (or Flemmynge), Richard an English prelate, and the founder of Lincoln College, Oxford, was born at Crofton, in Yorkshire, about 1360, and educated at University College, Oxford. In 1406 he was presented to the prebend of South Newbold, in the Church of York, and in 1407 was proctor of the university. In 1415, being rector of Boston, in Lincolnshire, he exchanged his prebend of South Newbold for that of Langford, in the Cathedral Church of York, and in April 1420, was promoted to the see of Lincoln. In 1428 he executed that decree, of the Council of Constance which ordered that the bones of Wyckliff should be taken up and burned. He died at Sleford, January 25, 1431.
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