Riddle, Joseph Esmond, an English clergyman, of St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford, curate of Harrow, and subsequently incumbent of St. Philip's, Leckhampton, was born about 1801, and died Aug. 27, 1859. He was the author of many works, both theological and educational, among which are, Luther and his Times (Lond. 1837, 12mo): — Ecclesiastical Chronology, or Annals of the Christian Church (ibid. 1840, 8vo): — Manual of Christian Antiquities (ibid. 1839, 8vo; 2d ed. 1843): — Natural History of Infidelity (eight Bampton Lectures; 1852, 8vo): — besides Sermons, Manuals, etc.: — also a Complete English -Latin and Latin-English Dictionary (ibid. 1836, 8vo), of which several editions have been published. See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.; Darling, Cyclop. Bibliog. s.v.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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