a clergyman of the Church of England, born in the island of Jersey in 1764. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, took orders in the Church, and was for many years assistant to his brother Richard (q.v.), in the classical department of his school at Reading. He became head-master of the grammar-school at Norwich in 1810. He held the rectory of Thwaite and the vicarage of St. Mary's. Walsham, Norfolk. He died at Yarmouth, April 15, 1832. His published works are, Eleantiae Latinae (1803) Greek Testament (1816, 3 vols.): The Septuagint (1819): and Homer's Iliad (1819).
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