Meier, Georg Friedrich a German philosopher, was born in 1718 at Ammendorf; was a student, and in 1746 was appointed professor of philosophy, at Halle. He died there in 1777. His writings are, Anfangsgriinde der schonen Wissenschqaften (Halle, 1748, 3 vols.; 2d edit. ibid. 1754):-Betrachtungen iiber den ersten Grundsatz aller schoner Kiinste und Wissenschaften (ibid. 1757):Metaphysik (ibid. 1756, 4 vols.) :-Philosophische Sittenlehre (ibid. 1756-61, 5 vols.):-Recht der Natur (ibid. 1767):-Versuch eines neuen Lehrgebdudes von den Seelen der Thiere (ibid. 1756):-Versuch einer allgemeinen A uslegungskunst (ibid. 1756) :- Untersuchung verschiedener Materien aus der Philosophie (ibid. 1768-71, 4 vols.). See his biography by S. G. Lange (ibid. 1778).
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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