About Stephen Reay
Lived 1782 – 1861 (aged 78). Stephen Reay was a priest.
Stephen Reay (29 March 1782 – 20 January 1861) was a Scottish academic and clergyman, who was Laudian Professor of Arabic from 1840 until his death.
Life Reay was the only child of a Scottish clergyman, John Reay, and was born in Montrose, Angus, on 29 March 1782, which was Good Friday. He studied at the University of Edinburgh with the philosopher Dugald Stewart, graduating in 1802.
Reay was appointed Under-Librarian at the Bodleian Library in 1828 by Bulkeley Bandinel, the university librarian.
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Who was Stephen Reay?
Scottish priest, orientalist
When was Stephen Reay born?
Stephen Reay was born on 29 March 1782.
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Stephen Reay died on 20 January 1861.
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Stephen Reay was a priest.
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