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Abraham Rees

Welsh encyclopedist and botanist (1743–1825)
Person human Q922838

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
1743
Date of death
June 9, 1825
Place of birth
Llanbrynmair
Place of death
Finsbury
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11][12]
Occupation
botanist, theologian, mathematician, author
Educated at
Highbury College, University of Edinburgh[14][15]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[16][17]
Father
Lewis Rees[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Academic degree
Doctor of Divinity[21]
Depicted by
Abraham Rees DD FRS (print)[25]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26][27]
Family name
Rees[23]
Given name
Abraham[24]
Member of
Royal Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18][19]
Native language
English[13]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits[29]
P14608
104384425
P14977
RETE071763
Place of burial
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground[9]
Residence
Edinburgh[22]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 63
ISNI
0000000083448484
VIAF cluster ID
76753602
Library of Congress authority ID
n50047370
GND ID
104384425
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Abraham Rees by James Lonsdale.jpg ↗
BAnQ authority ID
0000078942
BHL creator ID
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BIBSYS ID
4061610
Bach digital person ID
00007252
Botanist author abbreviation
Rees
British Museum person or institution ID
43267
CANTIC ID
981058515876206706
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00372016
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10219339
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
104384425
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
104384425
Dictionary of Welsh Biography ID
s-REES-ABR-1743
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Entomologists of the World ID
17173
FAST ID
16186
Freebase ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m059dcy
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
1345
IPNI author ID
8230-1
IdRef ID
167631713
KBR person ID
14182350
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
104384425
LBT person ID
AbRees1825
Libraries Australia ID
35445740
Museum-digital ID
184017
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06033421
NDL Authority ID
001228179
NLA Trove people ID
955492
NSK (VIAF) ID
000388489
NSK ID
981005797998309366
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000271884
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000411320
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007275928005171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CZZ1;=BU
National Library of Wales Authority ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp03736
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073506222
Open Library ID
OL1749515A
OpenMLOL author ID
312278, 312279
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
23280
Parsifal cluster ID
839429
RA Collections ID
9539
RERO ID (legacy)
A003732735
RILM ID
35743
RISM ID
people/30064344
Royal Academy ID
abraham-rees
SBN author ID
LIAV293909
SNAC ARK ID
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SNARC ID
Suita Station
Surman ID
23738
Symogih.org ID
Actr53831
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/240204
Wellcome Collection concept ID
jgusnguy
WikiTree person ID
Rees-3705
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/5142df45-314d-42a4-b074-cfeffb020c82

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Award received 2
Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Member of 2
Royal Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Divinity
Country of citizenship 1
Wales
Described by source 1
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Edited works 1
Rees's Cyclopædia
Educated at 1
University of Edinburgh
Given name 1
Abraham
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Occupation 1
botanist
Place of birth 1
Llanbrynmair
Place of burial 1
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Place of death 1
Finsbury
Residence 1
Edinburgh
SNARC ID 1
Suita Station
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Horní Hrad
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Summary

Abraham Rees was born on 1743[1] in Llanbrynmair[2]. He died on June 9, 1825[3], in Finsbury[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], theologian[6], mathematician[7], and author[8].

FAQs

Where was Abraham Rees born?

Abraham Rees's place of birth was Llanbrynmair[2].

Where did Abraham Rees die?

Abraham Rees passed away in Finsbury[4].

Who were Abraham Rees's parents?

Abraham Rees's father was Lewis Rees[10].

What did Abraham Rees do for work?

Abraham Rees worked as a botanist[5], theologian[6], mathematician[7], and author[8].

Where did Abraham Rees go to school?

Abraham Rees was educated at Highbury College[14] and University of Edinburgh[15].

What awards did Abraham Rees receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[16] and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17].

Related Entities

Wales

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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