This website contains over five thousand concise biographies of individuals who have made a significant contribution to national life, whether in Wales or more widely.
An interactive Timeline of individuals in the Dictionary of Welsh Biography is now available. The timeline is powered using linked open data and openly licensed content hosted by Wikimedia.
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Ronald Stuart Thomas (1913-2000)
R. S. Thomas was one of Wales's greatest poets, and also one of the most provocative and controversial in his views on the condition of the Welsh nation and religion in the modern world. This article elucidates the essential connections between his life and his poetry.
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