Kampfschulte, Franz Wilhelm a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, was born November 12, 1831, at Wickede, in Westphalia. He studied at Paderborn, Miinster, and Berlin, took the degree of doctor of philosophy in 1859, and commenced his academical career in Bonn, where he was also made professor in 1861. He died December 3, 1872, a member of the Old Catholic Church. He published, De Georgio Wicelio (Paderborn, 1856): — Die Universitdt Erfurt in ihrem Verhaltniss zur Reformation (Treves, 1858-60, 2 volumes): — De Joanne Croto Rubiano (Bonn, 1862): — Zur Geschichte des Mittelalters (ibid. 1864): — Johann Calvin, seine Kirche und sein Staat in Genf (Leipsic, 1869, volume 1). See Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. 1:644; Literarischer Handweiser fur das katholische Deutschland, 1871, col. 111 sq.; 1873, col. 171 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