Abraham Rees ( 1743 - 1825 )

Birth: Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire, Wales (1743) Death: Artillery Place, Finsbury, London (09 June 1825) Burial: Bunhill Fields, London Education: Coward's Academy, Well Close, Cable Street, London; DD (1775, Edinburgh) Career: Assistant Tutor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, Coward's Academy (1762); Resident Tutor when the Academy moved to Hoxton (1762- 1785); Tutor in Hebrew and Mathematics, Hackney College (1786-1796); Assistant Independent Congregational Minister, Clapham; Assistant Prebyterian Minister, St Thomas' Southwark (1768); Pastor, St Thomas' Southwark (1774); Pastor, Old Jewry Congregation (1783 to his death); edited the Cyclopaedia of Ephraim Chambers (1778-1786); published 'New Cyclopaedia, or Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences' (1802-1820) Memberships: FLS; American Society Membership: Fellow Election Date: 1/06/1786.