Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

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Champs-Neufs, Pierre des a French Jesuit of Nantes, who died May 20, 1675, in the seventy-third year of his age, is the author of Axiomata Evangelica ex Libris N. Testamenti Psalmi Davidici et Sacra Cantica in Breviario Romano Occurrentia cum Explanatione: Suspiria Davidica: Axiomata Evangelica Christi et Apostolorum Verbis Respondentia. See Alegambe, Bibliotheca Scriptorum Societatis … Continue reading “Champs-Neufs, Pierre des”

Champs, Etienne Agard de A distinguished theologian and author, born at Bourges, 2 September, 1613; died at Paris (according to De Backer, at La Fleche), 31 July, 1701. He entered the Jesuit noviciate in 1630, and later, in Paris, was professor of rhetoric, philosophy, and theology; he was rector at Rennes, thrice rector at Paris, … Continue reading “Champs, Etienne Agard de”

Champollion, Jean Franois (1790 -1832 ) Orientalist, born Figeac, France ; died Paris, France . He was particularly distinguished as an Egyptologist, was curator of the Egyptian museum of the Louvre, accompanied Rosellini on a voyage of exploration to Egypt, and was appointed to the chair of Egyptian archaeology at the College de France, a … Continue reading “Champollion, Jean François”

Champollion, Jean Francoise a famous French Egyptologist, was born Dec. 23,1790, at Figeac. In 1816 he was appointed professor of history at the Academy of Grenoble, after having two years previously become known by his Egypte sous les Pharaons (Paris, 1814, 3 vols.). From 1828 to 1830 he traveled in Egypt, and after his return … Continue reading “Champollion, Jean Francoise”

Champollion, Jean-Franccedil;ois (Called THE YOUNGER to distinguish him from his elder brother, Champollion-Figeac). A French Orientalist, born at Figeaci, Lot, 23 December, 1790; died in Paris, 4 March, 1832. While still young, he studied Hebrew, Syriac, Ethiopic and Arabic, to which he added later on, Persian, Sanskrit, and in particular Coptic. His special field of … Continue reading “Champollion, Jean-Franccedil;ois”

Champney, Joseph a Congregational minister, was born at Cambridge, Mass. He graduated from Harvard College in 1721; was ordained in Beverly, Mass., Dec. 10, 1729, and died Feb. 23, 1773, aged sixty-nine years. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 2, 25. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Champney, Anthony A controversialist, born in England c. 1569; died there c. 1643. He studied at Reims (1590) and Rome (1593). As priest he was imprisoned at Wisbech, and was active against the Jesuits, acting later for the Appellant Clergy in Rome (1602). Afterwards he was appointed president of the English College of Arras near … Continue reading “Champney, Anthony”

Champness, William Weldon a deacon in the Church of England, was born in 1808. At St. Ebbe’s, Oxford, he exhibited wonderful talent for teaching children by catechization; was some time curate in that place, and subsequently preached in Whitechapel, London. He died about 1875. See Christian Observer, March, 1875, p. 231. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, … Continue reading “Champness, William Weldon”

Champlin, James Tift, D.D an eminent Baptist minister and educator, was born at Colchester, Conn., June 9, 1811. He graduated from Brown University with the highest honors in 1834; was tutor there from the fall of 1835 to March, 1838; and then became pastor of the First Baptist Church in Portland, Me. In 1841 he … Continue reading “Champlin, James Tift, D.D”