Jirsik, Johann Valentin a Roman Catholic prelate of Bohemia, was born June 19, 1798. In 1881 he was made bishop of Budweis, in Bohemia, and died February 23, 1883. He is the author of Populare Dogmatik oder Glaubenslehre der katholischen Kirche. edited by B. Schon (4th ed. Vienna, 1865): — in the Bohemian language Jirsik published Twenty Friendly Letters Addressed to the Protestants in Bohemia (1842). See Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. 1:679 sq. (B.P.)
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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