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.
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Aneirin Talfan Davies (1909-1980)
Aneirin Talfan was a key figure in Welsh literary culture, not only as a poet and critic, but also as founder of the journals Heddiw and Barn and the series 'Llyfrau'r Dryw', and as a broadcaster who ensured that literature had its rightful place on radio and television.
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