Kirchmeier, Johann Siegmund a German theologian of note, was born at Allendorf Jan. 4, 1674, and was educated at Marburg and Leyden. In 1703 he became pastor at Schwebda. In 1704 he accepted the professorship of logic and metaphysics at Marburg University, and at the same time became pastor of a Re-formed church at Marburg. He died April 23, 1749. His writings, mainly dissertations, are enumerated by Diring, Gelehrte Theologen Deutschlands d. 18te u. 19te Jahrh. ii, 99 sq.
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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