was born in 1736. After completing his theological studies at Utrecht, and receiving the doctorate in theology in 1761, he was settled successively at Amersfoort, Middelburg, and Amsterdam. His works are chiefly exegetical and dogmatic. The most important of them are, Amerkinge over het sevende Boek der Godspraaken van Jesaia (Utr. 1773): — Het viifde en drie volgende hoofdstukken uit Pauuls brief aan de Roreinen verklaard (Amst. 1789-93, 3 parts): — Verhandeling over de toekonende wereld (Amst. 1798): — Over de Openbaring van Johannes (Amst. 1807. 3 parts). He also completed the commentary of Prof. Nahnis on the Epistle to the Philippians. It was published at Amsterdam in 1783 in 3 vols. See Glasius Godgeleerd Nederland, 1. (J.P.W.)
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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