Lewis Morris (1701–1765), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lewis Morris (1701–1765)

British cartographer

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1701

Place of Birth: Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Apr-1765

Profession: poet, printer, land surveyor, bookbinder, cartographer, antiquarian

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Lewis Morris (2 March 1701 – 11 April 1765) was a Welsh hydrographer, antiquary, poet and lexicographer, the eldest of the Morris brothers of Anglesey. Lewis Morris was the eldest son of Morris ap Rhisiart Morris, a farmer, of Llanfihangel-Tre'r-Beirdd in Anglesey. His bardic name was Llewelyn Ddu o Fôn ("Black Llewelyn [Lewis] of Anglesey").
The correspondence between him and his younger brothers is a valuable historical source.
In 1751, he founded the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion along with his brother Richard.