Daniel Dumaresq

Daniel Dumaresq FRS (1712 – 28 October 1805) was an educational consultant to Russian and Polish monarchs.

Early life and education Duraresq came from Trinity, Jersey, in the Channel Islands. His father was Jurat Elie Dumaresq, Seigneur of Augrès and was the fifth of eleven children. He attended John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon (now Abingdon School) from 1724 until 1730 and in 1730 entered Pembroke College where he studied for six years. In 1740, he was elected to a Jersey Fellowship at Exeter College, Oxford.

Upon his return to England he took the rectory of Yeovilton (1762-1805) with neighbouring Limington (1790-1802). From there he was called upon to return to Russia and Poland to advise Catherine the Great (1762–96) of Russia and Stanislaus II (1764–95) King of Poland on educational matters. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society.

In 1800, he donated his library of books to his native island, a founding benefaction of the Jersey Library. He died on 28 October 1805 aged 94 at Bath, Somerset.