Kostha Ibn-Lika (or Luca), an Arabian philosopher. the originator of Heliopolis in Syria, flourished towards the close of the 9th century. He died, according to Abulfarag, about 890. He translated many works of Greek philosophers into Arabic, and wrote himself many original treatises, among which are, De Animce et Spiritus Discrimeine: — De Morte inopinata: — Descriptio Spherce Ccelestis:-Liber apologeticus adversus librum astrologi Aba Isce de Mohameti Apostolatu et Prophetia. See Fabricius, Bibliotheca Grcaca, ii, 801; D'Herbelot, Biblioth. Orielntale, p. 975.
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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