Nicolettus, Paulus an Augustinian monk of Udine in Frauli, also called Venetus from his long residence in Venice, studied at Oxford in 1390, was distinguished as a philosopher and subtle theologian, became general of his order in 1412, taught in the principal universities of France and Italy, and theology at Perugia in 1427, and died at Venice or Padua, June 5, 1428. He wrote a number of theological treatises; see Jocher, Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.
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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