Gauffier, Louis an eminent French painter, was born at Rochelle in 1761, and studied under Taraval. In 1784 he carried off the grand prize of the Academy for his picture of the Syrophenician Woman. He went to Rome with the royal pension, and produced several pictures which greatly increased his reputation. Among his other works are The Roman Matrons Sending their Jewels to the Senate, The Angels Appearing to Abraham, and Jacob and Rachel. He died at Florence, October 20, 1801. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.
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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