Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Schall von Bell, Johann Adam Jesuit missionary to China. Born in Cologne, Germany in 1591; died in Beijing, China in 15 August 1666. He labored first in Sheii-si, and later was summoned to Peking to reform the Chinese Calendar. The Emperor Shun-chi appointed him president of the Board of Mathematics and raised him to the … Continue reading “Schall von Bell, Johann Adam”

Schall, Johann Adam Von a Jesuit missionary to China, was born at Cologne in 1591. He entered the Jesuit order in 1611, and was selected, partly because of his knowledge of mathematics and astronomy, to form one of the mission to China in 1620. He not only formed a successful mission, but, on account of … Continue reading “Schall, Johann Adam Von”

Schafhatl, Karl Frederich von German Catholic mineralogist. Born 1803; died 1890. The pioneer in geological knowledge of the Bavarian Alps, first found nitrogen in iron, and made the initial production of artificial quartz crystals. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Schaff, Phillip, D.D., LL.D a prominent Presbyterian minister, author, and professor, was born at Coire, Switzerland, January 1, 1819. He received his education in his native place, and at Stuttgart, Tuibingen, Halle, and Berlin. Lecturing in Berlin University, 1842-44, on exegesis and Church history he next received and accepted a call to a professorship in … Continue reading “Schaff, Phillip, D.D., LL.D”

Schaepman, Herman Orator, poet, and statesman, b. at Tubbergen, Holland, 2 March, 1844; d. at Rome, 21 Jan., 1903. He made his studies in the college of Oldenzaal and the seminaries of Kuilenberg and Ryzenburg, was ordained priest at Utrecht in 1867, and obtained the degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1869 at Rome. In … Continue reading “Schaepman, Herman”

Schaeffer, Prederick Christian, D.D a Lutheran minister, was born at Germantown, Pennsylvania, November 12, 1792. He pursued his classical and also his theological studies under his father, was licensed in 1812, and soon after accepted a call from the Harrisburg congregation. He preached two years in New York city. In 1830 he was appointed professor … Continue reading “Schaeffer, Prederick Christian, D.D”

Schaeffer, Frederick David, D.D a Lutheran. minister, was born at Frankfort-on-the-Main, November 15, 1760, and received his education at the gymnasium in Hanau. In 1774 he began a private course in theology. He was licensed in 1786 by the Synod of Pennsylvania, ordained October 1, 1788, and took charge of the Lutheran Church at Carlisle, … Continue reading “Schaeffer, Frederick David, D.D”

Schaeffer, David Frederick, D.D a Lutheran minister, was born at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, July 22, 1787. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1807, and, having finished his theological course, took charge of the evangelical Lutheran congregation at Frederick City, Maryland, in July 1808. He was ordained at Philadelphia in 1812, and in 1829 was … Continue reading “Schaeffer, David Frederick, D.D”

Schaeffer, Charles Frederick, D.D an eminent Lutheran divine, was born at Germantown, Pennsylvania, September 3, 1807. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1827, and studied theology with his father and with his father’s assistant, the Reverend Charles R. Demme. He was licensed by the Synod of Maryland and Virginia June 17, 1829, and … Continue reading “Schaeffer, Charles Frederick, D.D”

Schadow, Friedrich Wilhelm Von a German painter, was born at Berlin, Sept. 6, 1789. His early studies in art were directed by his father, but in 1806 he abandoned them for the military service, in which he remained for four years. In Rome he afterwards studied under Cornelius and Overbeck, became a convert to Catholicism, … Continue reading “Schadow, Friedrich Wilhelm Von”