Stemler, Johann Christian a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born October 12, 1701. He studied at Leipsic, was in 1728 rector at Sangerhausen, in 1730 at Naumburg, in 1739 superintendent at Torgau, in 1741 doctor of theology, in 1751 professor at Leipsic, and died March 29, 1773. He published, De Criticae Profanae in Sacris Usu (Leipsic, 1727): — Conciliatio Pauli et Petri ad Romans 13:2 et Peter 2:13 (eod.): — De Emphasi Vocis ad 2 Timothy 1:6 (1729): — Nathanaelis de Christo Confessio (1755), etc. See Dbring, Die gelehrten Theologen Deutschlands, s.v. (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