Frensdorff, Solomon a Jewish writer, and professor at the Israelitish teachers' seminary in Hanover, who died in 1880, is the author of, Fragmente aus der
Punctations- und Accentlehre der hebraischen Sprache (Hanover, 1847): — Die Massora Magna nach den altesten Drucken (ibid. 1875, of which only the first part, Die Massora in alphabetischer Ordalung, was published). He also edited the masoretic work, אכלה ואכלה (ibid. 1864), a description of which is given under Oclah ve-Oclah in this Cyclopcedia. (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