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Boer in Norse mythology, was the son of Bure; his wife was a Jote-woman, Bestla, the daughter of Baulthorn; she presented him with three sons Odin, Wili, and We. By these the giant Ymer was slain, whose blood drowned the earth, and from whose body a new world was formed. The bones became mountains and … Continue reading “Boer”

Boerhaave, Hermann Born 1668; died 1738. World-famed physician. Occupied the chair of medicine at Leyden. Did noted investigations on the chemical and mechanical aspects of body diseases. Wrote standard scientific works. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Boelwerk in Norse mythology, is a name which Odin gave himself, when he entered the service of Bangi as a servant, in order to gain admission to the cave in which the beautiful Gunlode, a giant-maiden, guarded the poetic nectar. Boelwerk came to her in the form of a snake, and changed himself into a … Continue reading “Boelwerk”

Boelen, Hermanus Lancelot a minister of the Reformed (Dutch) Church, was pastor at Jamaica, Newtown, Oyster Bay, and Success, L. I., from 1766 to 1772, and from 1772 to 1780 at Oyster Bay and Newtown. In the time of the Revolutionary war in America, he was in sympathy with the English, and his prayers for … Continue reading “Boelen, Hermanus Lancelot”

Boehringer, Emmanuel C. a German Reformed minister, was born in Buergach, Germany; May 29, 1823. He emigrated to the United States in 1858; studied privately, and was ordained by the Classis of Philadelphia in 1859, and sent as missionary to Norfolk, Va. He returned to Philadelphia in 1863, and established the Orphans’ Home of the … Continue reading “Boehringer, Emmanuel C.”

Boehme, Jakob (Behmen, Jakob) (1575 -1624 ) Mystic and theologian, born Altseidenberg, Germany ; died Gorlitz. He had little education, but having studied the Bible and several mystics, as a devout Lutheran , he preached and wrote on religious and philosophical subjects. His first book, published without his knowledge, 1612 , aroused bitter opposition. The … Continue reading “Boehme, Jakob”

Boehme, Jacob (Germ. BOHME; often written BEHMEN in English), a theosophist or mystical enthusiast, was born at Old Seidenburgh, a short distance from Gorlitz, in Upper Lusatia, 1575. His parents being poor, he was employed in tending cattle from a very early age, and afterward apprenticed to a shoemaker, a business which he continued to … Continue reading “Boehme, Jacob”

Boehme, Anton Wilhelm a Lutheran theologian of Germany and England, was born at Oestorff, in the County of Pyrmont, June 1, 1673. He studied at Halle, and went in 1701 to England, at the request of several German families residing there, who intrusted to him the education of their children. In 1705 he was appointed … Continue reading “Boehme, Anton Wilhelm”

Boehme, Christopher Frederick a German theologian, was born in Eisenberg in 1766; in 1793 he became professor of the gymnasium at Altenberg; in 1800 he was made pastor of the Church of Magdalene, and in 1813 head pastor of Lucka. He died in 1844. Among his numerous works are, Die Sache d. rationalen Supernaturalismus (Neust. … Continue reading “Boehme, Christopher Frederick (2)”

Boehm, John Philip a German Reformed minister, came to America from the Palatinate early in 1726. He had been a school-master in Germany, and was licensed by the Reformed (Dutch) ministers of New York city in 1729, by direction of the Classis of Amsterdam, Holland. Soon after his arrival in America, his ministry began at … Continue reading “Boehm, John Philip”