Krause, Johann Christian Heinrich a German divine, was born at Quedlinburg April 29,1757, and entered the University of Jena in 1775. Four years later he began lectures at the University of Gottingen, but in 1783, on account of straitened circumstances, went to Jever as rector, and in 1792 was called to a like position at Hanover. He died Jan. 12, 1828. For a list of his works, see Diring, Gelehrte Theol. Deutschlands, ii, 193 sq.
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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