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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Yehudit Anastasia Grossman (1919-2011)
As a young girl Yehudit Grossman participated in the struggle to establish the state of Israel. After marrying the sculptor Jonah Jones she settled in Wales where she became a well-known author under the name Judith Maro.
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