Dictionary of Welsh Biography

REES, WILLIAM (1808 - 1873), printer and publisher ; the Efangylydd died and, in its place, the Reeses started the very well known Anglican periodical, Yr Haul, with Brutus as its editor. But it was after his uncle's retirement that William Rees, with the help of David Jones Roderic, took the plunge and became a printer of the highest rank. In 1848-9 he published the three splendid volumes of lady Charlotte Guest's Mabinogion. It was from this press
REES, WILLIAM HOPKYN (1859 - 1924), missionary, linguist, author
REES, WILLIAM JENKINS (1772 - 1855), cleric and antiquary Born 10 January 1772 at Llandovery; for his family, see the article Rees of Tonn. He went to Carmarthen grammar school (1789) and afterwards (12 April 1791) to Wadham College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1795. He was ordained in 1796 and held the curacies of Stoke Edith and West Hide, Herefordshire until 1806, when he was given the living of Cascob, Radnorshire. From 1806 he was also vicar of
REES, WILLIAM THOMAS (Alaw Ddu; 1838 - 1904), musician Born 29 September 1838 in the village of Pwll-y-glaw, near Pont-rhyd-y-fen, Glamorganshire, the son of Thomas and Mary Rees, natives of Laleston, near Bridgend, Glamorganshire. The family moved to Aberdare in 1851 where, after the death of his father, the son began to work, when still young, in a coal-mine. He came under the influence of John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt) and other musicians who lived
REES-DAVIES, IEUAN (1894 - 1967), musician and author
REES-WILLIAMS, DAVID REES - see WILLIAMS, DAVID REES
REICHEL, Sir HENRY RUDOLF (1856 - 1931), principal of University College, Bangor single faculty the teachers of the University College and of the denominational colleges at Bangor (see under Thomas Rees, 1869 - 1926). With J. Viriamu Jones he played a leading part in the establishment in 1893 of the University of Wales, of which he was vice-chancellor for six periods. He championed successfully the ideal of a university whose primary functions should be teaching and research rather
RHODRI ap GRUFFYDD (d. c. 1315), prince of Gwynedd by November 1280. In 1292 he received an annual pension of £40 from the king. Meanwhile he had married, in 1281, Beatrice, daughter and heiress of David de Malpas, and appears henceforth as a landowner of some standing in Cheshire as well as the lord of a manor in Surrey. After the death of Beatrice, in 1290, he took as his second wife one named Catherine, who survived him. There was one son of
RHYGYFARCH (1056/7 - 1099) extant works are a Life of S. David, some Latin verses in a psalter at Trinity College, Dublin, and a ' Lament ' (ascribed to him in B.M. Cotton MS. Faustina C. i). This latter is a short Latin poem bewailing the increasing oppression of the Welsh by the Normans. His chief work, the Latin Life of S. David, was probably written about A.D. 1090, to advocate the claims of S. Davids to be the metropolitan
RHYS family, rhymesters and minstrels DAVID (1742? - 1824) was a carpenter. He composed popular carols and songs. He was a good musician and led the church choir. He died at Penygeulan. THOMAS (1750/51 - 1828) was noted for his wit and pungent songs. He died at Bont. MARY (1744? - 1842) also composed songs, but she was better known for her singing. They were about the last of the wandering minstrels and carol-singers in
RHYS, EDWARD PROSSER (1901 - 1945), journalist, poet and publisher Born 4 March 1901 at Pentremynydd, Bethel (Trefenter), Mynydd Bach, Cardiganshire, son of Elizabeth and David Rees, a blacksmith, from a family of smiths, the family moved later to Morfa Du. As a child he attended Cofadail primary school and proceeded to Ardwyn grammar school (Aberystwyth county school) in 1914. He was there only for some eighteen months as his health broke down and he was at
RHŶS, ELIZABETH (1841 - 1911), teacher, hostess and campaigner for women's rights , and president of the Mid-Oxfordshire office branch in 1892. Her involvement with Liberalism was deepened through her role as hostess at the family's 'open house': as well as students and scholars from Wales, Britain, and beyond, she welcomed David Lloyd George, his wife Margaret and their children, to lodge and dine at the Rhŷs home, and the two families became close friends. Elspeth's

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