Hecke, Joseph Van a Roman Catholic theologian, was born in 1795 at Bruges. In 1814 he joined the Jesuits, was for some time professor of canon law at Freiburg, Switzerland, and in Belgium, and went in 1837 to Brussels to take part in the continuation of the Acta Sanctorum. He wrote on Johannes Capistranus (q.v.) and Ignatius, patriarch of Constantinople (q.v.). Hecke died July 27, 1874. (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