Remling, Franz Xaver a Roman Catholic divine, was born in 1803 at Edenkoben. In 1827 he was ordained a priest, and in 1852 he became a member of the chapter. In 1853 the Academy of Munich appointed him as corresponding member, and in 1856 the Munich University honored him with the degree of doctor of philosophy. He died June 28, 1873. He wrote, Das Reformationswerk in der Pfalz (Mannheim, 1846):Geschichte der Bischofe zu Speyer (Mainz, 1852-54, 2 vols.): — Urkundenbuch zur Geschichte der Bischofe von Speyer (ibid. 1852,1853 sq.). See Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. ii, 1054; Literarischer Handweiser, 1865, p. 443 sq.; 1866, p. 298; 1873, p. 430. (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