an English prelate, was born at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, in 1803. He matriculated at St. Edmund's Hall in 1823, migrated shortly afterwards to Lincoln College, on obtaining a scholarship there, and, in 1829, having taken his degree, became a fellow of Exeter. He was made bishop of Chester in 1865, and died at Oxford, July 12, 1884. The chief works of bishop Jacobson were his new edition of Nowell's Catechisms, his reprint in six volumes of the Works of Bishop Sanderson, and his edition of the Remains of Clement, Ignatius, and Polycarp (1838; 4th ed. 1866, 2 volumes). (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