George Of Nicomedia a Byzantine theologian, who lived in the latter half of the 9th century, was keeper of the archives of the great church of Constantinople. He was the friend and correspondent of Photius, and became archbishop of Nicomedia. Several of his homilies and three of his hymns are found in the Novum Auctarium of Combefis, volume 1. Combefis confounded the author with George the Pisidian. Among the unpublished works of George we mention a chronicle, but it is difficult to distinguish. between this and the chronicles of the other Georges. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, 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