EVANS, JOHN (Ioan Tachwedd; 1790 - 1856), poet and Wesleyan minister
Name: John Evans
Pseudonym: Ioan Tachwedd
Date of birth: 1790
Date of death: 1856
Child: William Hugh Evans
Child: John Hugh Evans
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet and Wesleyan minister
Area of activity: Poetry; Religion
Author: Griffith Milwyn Griffiths
Pseudonym: Ioan Tachwedd
Date of birth: 1790
Date of death: 1856
Child: William Hugh Evans
Child: John Hugh Evans
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet and Wesleyan minister
Area of activity: Poetry; Religion
Author: Griffith Milwyn Griffiths
He composed a considerable amount of verse, which appeared in Y Drysorfa and Yr Eurgrawn. He died 2 May 1856.
John Hugh Evans (Cynfaen) was his son.
Author
- Griffith Milwyn Griffiths
- Edward Jones, Rhestr gyda nodiadau byrion, o Enwogion Cymreig o 1700 i 1900 (1908)
- Josiah Thomas Jones, Geiriadur Bywgraffyddol o Enwogion Cymru (Aberdâr 1867-70), i, 344
- Yr Eurgrawn Wesleyaidd, 1856
Sources
- Wikidata: Q20738102
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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