Schmid, Joseph Anton a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, was born in 1827 at Heideck, Upper Palatinate. He received holy orders in 1851, was in 1853 professor of Hebrew and exegesis at the episcopal lyceum in Eichstatt, in 1868 professor of Church history and dogmatics at Bamberg, and died March 9, 1881, at Munich, doctor of theology. He published, Comnmentar zum Buch der Weisheit (Vienna, 1858): Kirche und Bibel (1862). (B.P.)
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