John Eames facts for kids

John Eames (born February 2, 1686 – died June 29, 1744) was an important English teacher who belonged to a group called Dissenters. These were Protestants who did not follow the official Church of England.

A Life of Learning

John Eames was born in London on February 2, 1686. When he was about ten years old, he started attending Merchant Taylors' School. After school, he trained to become a minister for the Dissenters. However, he only preached once and was never officially ordained as a minister.

In 1712, a doctor named Thomas Ridgley became a main teacher at the Fund Academy in Moorfields, London. This academy was a school supported by a group that helped Dissenters. John Eames was hired as an assistant teacher there. He taught subjects like classics (ancient Greek and Roman studies) and science.

When Dr. Ridgley passed away in 1734, John Eames took over as the main theology teacher. He passed his old teaching duties to one of his students, Joseph Densham. John Eames was very well-known as a teacher, especially for his science classes. Even Thomas Secker, who later became an important church leader, attended his classes around 1716.

John Eames was also friends with the famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton. Because of Newton's help, Eames was chosen to become a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a very old and respected group of scientists. Eames also helped to shorten and organize the Philosophical Transactions, which were important scientific papers published by the Royal Society.

John Eames never married. He died suddenly on June 29, 1744, just a few hours after giving his usual lecture. He was buried in Bunhill Fields burial ground, a famous cemetery in London.

His Published Works

John Eames did not write many books of his own. However, he helped with several important publications:

• The Knowledge of the Heavens and Earth made easy (1726): This book was written by Isaac Watts, and John Eames helped to edit it.
• The Philosophical Transactions, from 1719 to 1733, abridged (1734): Eames worked on this project with John Martyn. They shortened and organized many scientific papers from the Royal Society. This work filled two volumes.
• A General Index of all the matters contained in the seven vols. of the Philosophical Transactions abridged (1735): This was a helpful index that listed all the topics covered in the shortened Philosophical Transactions. It seems John Eames and John Martyn also worked together on this.