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349 - 360 of 1282 for "政府工作报告──2026年2月8日在漯河市第八届人民代表大会第五次会议上漯河市人民政府市长 黄钫"

  • GRIFFITHS, WILLIAM (1898 - 1962), bookseller 1959. He was a member of the Council of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion for many years and he was elected a member of the Bardic Gorsedd under the name of ' Gwilym Cerdin '. He married Winifred Irene, daughter of John Kent and his wife Sara (née Rogers) in the parish church of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire 23 September 1933 and they had one daughter. He died in a London hospital on 8 October 1962.
  • GRIFFITHS, WILLIAM (1777 - 1825), Independent minister and teacher Born at Glandŵr, Pembrokeshire, the second son of John Griffiths (1731 - 1811). He was educated at the school of 'one Mr. Foyle,' at his father's school, and at Haverfordwest. He was admitted to the Wrexham Academy, 2 February 1795, and was an assistant there in his last year. He was ordained as joint minister with his father, 23 May 1803(?). He achieved some degree of prominence as a preacher in
  • GRIFFITHS, WINIFRED MAIR (1916 - 1996), minister (Cong) and headmistress , King's Cross, London, on January 8, 1948, and the other at Minny Street chapel, Cardiff, on January 21. She sailed to Madagascar on April 1, 1948, and commenced her service as a teacher at the Ambodin' Andohalo School, in Antananarivo, the capital, and she was also in charge of the women's hostel. During this period, she was very active with the Young Women's Christian Movement. From 1950 to 1964, she
  • GRIST, IAN (1938 - 2002), Conservative politician listening to music. He was chairman of the South Glamorgan Health Authority from 1992. He married in 1962 Wendy Anne White, and they had two sons. He lived at 18 Tydfil Place, Roath, Cardiff. Ian Grist died, following a seizure, on 2 January 2002.
  • GROSSMAN, YEHUDIT ANASTASIA (1919 - 2011), Jewish patriot and author up in a large tent at El Ballah on the Egyptian coast alongside married families, Jones was decommissioned and they travelled to Britain aboard SS. Dunnottar Castle, landing at Liverpool on 7 June 1947. Representing this period in Atgofion Haganah, Yehudit offered an alternative narrative which saw her taking part in the Arab-Israeli Civil War (1947-8). Through his connection with the wood-engraver
  • GRUFFUDD ab ADDA ap DAFYDD (fl. 1340-1370), poet and prose writer He was a contemporary and friend of Dafydd ap Gwilym, who composed a marwnad upon him. From this poem we gather that he was a native of Powys Wenwynwyn and was killed by a friend's sword at Dolgelley, where he lies buried. For his poetry see Jones and Lewis, Mynegai, and Brogyntyn MS. 2 in the National Library of Wales. Rhetorical compositions attributed to him and entitled ' Breuddwyd Gruffudd
  • GRUFFUDD ap GWRGENAU, poet Nothing remains of his work except (1) an elegiac awdl to prince Gruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd, who died (A.D. 1200) a monk in Aberconway abbey, and (2) a chain of englynion expressing the poet's grief at the loss of some of his friends. The awdl is quite unique among the elegies upon princes, in that it gives second place to the lineage, the exploits, and generosity of the subject. The
  • GRUFFUDD ap NICOLAS (fl. 1415-1460), esquire and a leading figure in the local administration of the principality of South Wales in the middle of the 15th century , heiress of William Clement. He held sessions on behalf of duke Humphrey in the counties of Carmarthen and Cardigan. When the English inhabitants of North Wales towns petitioned Parliament in 1444, against the denization of more Welshmen, he and William Bulkeley were excepted by name. He was placed on a commission to enquire into felonies committed by David ap Meredith in Aberystwyth 2 July 1445. The
  • GRUFFUDD ap TUDUR ap HYWEL (fl. 1500-1540), poet There are references to his work in the Mynegai (Jones and Lewis). See also NLW MS 644B, NLW MS 5273D and NLW MS 6499B; Glyn Davies MS. 2; Wynnstay MS. 1; Cwrtmawr MS 242B; B.M. MSS. 14902, 14966, and 14985.
  • GRUFFUDD GRYG (fl. second half of the 14th century), bard beloved, Goleuddydd; it was a stone-built house, the bard tells us, but he does not say where it was. He maintained that he had seven companions to welcome him at Aberffraw for every one that Dafydd ap Gwilym had (see D.G.G., 137-8; D.G.C., 126), but he does not say that the place was his home.
  • GUEST family, iron-masters, coal owners, etc. by the Cyfarthfa works. Josiah John Guest was born at Dowlais, nine months before the death of his grandfather, the pioneer, namely 2 February 1785. He was educated at Bridgnorth and Monmouth grammar schools. He became thoroughly conversant with the details of the manufacture of iron, and alive to the improvement to be introduced by a proper application of chemical and engineering knowledge. Armed
  • GUTUN GOCH BRYDYDD (fl. c. 1550?), poet Nothing is known of his life. A few examples of his work remain in manuscripts, these being cywyddau addressed to members of the Ynys y Maengwyn and Gogerddan families (Brogyntyn MS. 2 (480, 480b)), and a satirical poem to itinerant bards, or clerwyr, many of whom are mentioned by name (Peniarth MS 188 (85)).