Haak, Theodore an English divine and natural philosopher, was born in 1605 at Neuhausen, near Worms, in Germany, and was educated partly in his native country, and finally at Oxford and Cambridge. He then visited some of the Continental universities, and returned to Oxford in 1629, but without taking a degree was ordained, in 1632, deacon to bishop Hall of Exeter. He gave himself up to literary pursuits, and was devoted to the interests of parliament during the rebellion. He died in London, May 9,1690. He published the Dutch Annotations on the Bible (1657, 2 volumes, fol.); was employed by the Westminster Assembly, and translated into Dutch several theological works. He seems to have been the first to propose the Royal Society. Some of his letters appeared in the Philosophical Collections (May 1682).
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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