REES, DANIEL (1793 - 1857), cleric and hymnwriter
Date of birth: 1793
Date of death: 1857
Parent: Ebenezer Rees
Gender: Male
Occupation: cleric and hymnwriter
Area of activity: Literature and Writing; Religion
Author: Gomer Morgan Roberts
Born 8 February 1793 at Felin Newydd, Llangeler, Carmarthenshire, son of Ebenezer Rees. He was educated at Castellhywel school and Jesus College, Oxford. He was curate of Goetre, Monmouth, 1818-23, and in 1823 was appointed perpetual curate of Aberystruth. He died 13 June 1857. At the request of the bishop of Llandaff he published Casgliad o Psalmau a Hymnau (W. Rees, Llandovery) in 1831, and A Selection of Psalms and Hymns (Llandovery) in 1832. Both books were very popular in the Established Church, for the 6th imp. of the Welsh book appeared in 1860 and the 7th imp. of the English book in 1858. There are a few translations and original hymns by Rees himself in both books.
Author
- Reverend Gomer Morgan Roberts, (1904 - 1993)
- D. E. Jones, Hanes Plwyfi Llangeler a Phenboyr (Llandysul 1899), 314
- Bradney, A History of Monmouthshire i, 422, 477
- Catalogue of Printed Literature in the Welsh Department, Cardiff Free Libraries (1898)
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Daniel Rees
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q5218555
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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