Storchenau, Sigismund, a German Jesuit, was born in 1731 at Hollenburg. In 1747 he joined the Society of Jesus, lectured at the University of Vienna on philosophy, and suffered himself to be sometimes influenced by the principles of modern philosophy. When his order was abolished he retired to Klagenfurt, where he died in 1797. He wrote, Institutiones Logicoe et Metaphysicoe (Vienna, 1769-71): — Philosophy of Religion (Augsb. 1773-81, 7 vols.). See Regensburger Conversations-Lexikon, 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