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Best, Thomas M.A an English divine, was born June 23, 1787. He was educated at the Free Grammarschool, Birmingham, and Worcester College, Oxford. He was curate successively of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire; and Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire; and afterwards removed to the incumbency of Sheffield, where he remained forty-eight years. He died March 10, 1865. Mr. Best was … Continue reading “Best, Thomas M.A”

Bestard a Spanish painter, lived at Palma about the end of the 17th century. He executed for the convent of Monte Leon at Palma a grand composition, representing Christ in the Desert, attended by Angels. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Best, John Williams an English Congregational minister, was born at Hexham, Northumberland, inl July, 1846. He was converted in early life, in 1866 entered Lancashire Independent College, and in 1871 was ordained pastor at Cheadle Hulme, a suburb of Manchester. Here he labored but six weeks, when a severe attack of hemorrhage caused his death, … Continue reading “Best, John Williams”

Best, David a Methodist Episcopal minister, born in Ireland, who emigrated to America at the age of 22, and joined the Philadelphia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1801. He filled various appointments, with honor to himself and profit to his people, until in the spring of 1835 he took a supernumerary relation. He … Continue reading “Best, David”

Best Of five Hebrew originals the chief is , tobh, good, expressing quality, character. Variously used of objects pleasing to the senses, feelings, mind, moral sense, e.g. best of the land (Gen 47:6); of sheep (1Sa 15:9); of persons married to whom they think best (Num 36:6); of abode, where it liketh (the Revised Version … Continue reading “Best”

Besson, Joseph a French Jesuit missionary, was born at Carpentras in 1607, and entered the Society of Jesus in 1623. He became professor of philosophy, and rector of the college at Nismes; but finally offered himself as a missionary, and was sent to Syria, where he spent many years. He died at Aleppo, March 17, … Continue reading “Besson, Joseph”

Besseritz Johann Sigismund a German Lutheran theologian, who lived in the early half of the 18th century, wrote Spermalogia Nichenciana (1702), a work directed against Nichenk. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bessin, Guillaume a French Romanist theologian, was born at Glos-la-Ferte, in the diocese of Evreux, March 27, 1654. In 1674 he entered the order of Benedictines, and afterward taught philosophy and theology in the abbeys of Bee, Seez, and Fecamp. He was also made syndic of the monasteries of Normandy. He died at Rouen, October … Continue reading “Bessin, Guillaume”

Bessel, Johann Franz (In religion Gottfried) Benedictine, abbot, and historian, b. 5 September, 1672, at Buchen, in the Grand-duchy of Baden; d. at Göttweig, 22 January, 1749. He made his course in the humanities at Aschaffenburg, Würzburg, and Bamberg, and in 1690 entered the University of Salzburg, conducted by the Benedictines, where he specialized in … Continue reading “Bessel, Johann Franz”

Bessel Gottfried Von abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Gottwich, in Austria, was born Sept. 5, 1672, at Buchheim, in the electorate of Mentz. In 1714 he was made abbot of Gottwich, and in the year foliowing rector of the University of Vienna. In 1718 his monastery was burned down, but the valuable library was … Continue reading “Bessel, Gottfried Von”