Kampfer, Peter Christian a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born November 13, 1702. He studied at Rostock, was in 1736 professor of metaphysics there, in 1739 deacon, and took his degree as doctor of divinity in 1749. He died May 13, 1755. His writings are, De Usu Terminorum Ecclesiasticorum (Rostock, 1730): — De Litteris Atque Punctis in Scripturea Veteris Testamenti Hebraicis (ibid. 1734): — De Origine Atque Indole ro v Keri et Chetibh (ibid. 1739): — De Litteris, Vocalibus et Accentibus in Scriptura V. T. Hebraicis (ibid. 1742): — Modus Praedicationis Paulince per Exegesin Dicti 1 Corinthiansii,4 Sistens (ibid. 1749). See Doring, Die gelehrten Theologen Deutschlands, s.v. (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