Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

School See Education, Tyrannus. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church School occurs in the A.V. but once (Act 19:9) as the rendering of the Greek (from which the English word is derived), meaning originally leisure; hence, a place of tuition. SEE TYRANNUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature School SCHOOL.See Boyhood and Education. … Continue reading “School”

Schonherr, Johann Heinrich a very remarkable and influential German theosophist, was born at Memel November 30, 1770. At the age of fifteen he was sent to Knigsberg to engage in trade. After a year of trial he concluded that he had not found his calling. By great self denial he succeeded in entering and passing … Continue reading “Schonherr, Johann Heinrich”

Schongauer, Martin (Also known as SCHON). German painter and engraver, b. at Colmar between 1445 and 1450; d. probably in 1491, it is believed at Breisach. He was the son of Caspar Schongauer a goldsmith, who had come from Bavaria, and settled in Colmar about 1445, and who is known to have lived until about … Continue reading “Schongauer, Martin”

Schoner, Johann Gottfried a Lutheran minister, was born April 15, 1749, at Rgheim, near Schweinfurt, where his father was the pastor of the place. He studied at Leipsic and Erlangen, and was deacon of St. Lawrence’s at Nuremberg. In 1799 he was taken sick, and died June 18, 1818. He was an excellent, pious man … Continue reading “Schoner, Johann Gottfried”

Schonemann, Karl Traugott Gottlieb from 1799 doctor of law and professor of philosophy at Gttingen, was born in 1766 at Eisleben, and died May 2, 1802. He is known as the editor of Epistoloe Romanorum Pontificum et quoe ad eos Scriptoe sunt, a S. Clemente I usque ad Innocent. III, etc. (Gttingen, 1796). He also … Continue reading “Schonemann, Karl Traugott Gottlieb”

Schonbein, Christian Friedrich (1799-1868) Chemist. Produced ozone from oxygen, collodion and gun cotton from ordinary cotton, and did valuable research in quantitative analysis. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Scholz, John Martin Augustine An erudite German Orientalist and exegete, b. at Kapsdorf, near Breslau, 8 Feb., 1794; d. at Bonn, 20 Oct. 1852. He studied in the Catholic gymnasium and the University of Breslau. In 1817 he took the degree of Doctor of Theology at the University of Freiburg, and then went to Paris, … Continue reading “Scholz, John Martin Augustine”

Scholz, Johann Martin Augustin a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, was born February 8, 1794, at Kapsdorf, Silesia, and died at Bonn in 1853, doctor and professor of theology. He published, Novum Testamentum Graece (Leipsic, 1830-35, 2 volumes): Biblisch kritische Reise in den Jahren 1818-21 (1823): Curae Criticae in Histor. Textus Evangeliorum, etc. (Heidelberg, 1820): … Continue reading “Scholz, Johann Martin Augustin”

Scholten, Johann Heinrich a Dutch theologian and leader of the critical theological school in Holland, who died in April 1885, was in 1840 professor at Franeker, and in 1843 at Leyden. He is the author of, Disquisitio de Dei Erga Hominem Amore Principe Religionis Christianae Loco (Leyden, 1836): De Vitando in Jesu Christi Historia Interpretanda … Continue reading “Scholten, Johann Heinrich”

Schols, Charles Mathieu Born of Catholic parents at Maastriche, Holland, 28 March, 1849; died at Delft 17 March, 1897. At the age of eighteen he was sent to the polytechnical school at Delft, where he obtained the degree of civil engineer after a brilliant examination. A few months later he was appointed a teacher at … Continue reading “Schols, Charles Mathieu”