Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, GRIFFITH (1835 - 1935), microscopist, bacteriologist, and pioneer of protozoon pathology Born 7 August 1835 at Ty-mawr, Towyn, Meironnydd, the third child and only son of Evan Evans (1801 - 1882) by Mary (1809 - 1877), daughter of William Jones of Tyddyn y Berllan, Towyn. His father claimed descent from Merioneth families which have a distinguished record in Welsh history, numbering among his ancestors Lewis Owen, slain 1555 and Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt, antiquary. Griffith Evans
EVANS, GRUFFYDD (1866 - 1930), cleric and antiquary Newcastle Emlyn, and died there, suddenly, on the afternoon of Sunday, 30 March 1930. He married Mary Roberts (1873-1962) in 1899, and they had six children: John Gruffydd, Heilin Telitor, Edward Meldred, Elined, Merlys and Herber Prestyl. He was keenly interested in folk-lore, and wrote much upon it (and upon other matters) in periodicals. But he will be more worthily remembered for his substantial
EVANS, GWYNFOR RICHARD (1912 - 2005), Welsh nationalist and politician Gwynfor Evans was born on 1 September 1912 at Y Goedwig, 24 Somerset Road, Barry, the eldest of the three children of Daniel James ('Dan') Evans (1883-1972), an industrious and highly successful shopkeeper, and Catherine Mary (née Richard) (1879-1969), herself a shopkeeper from a chapel-going London Welsh background, originally from Cydweli. Gwynfor Evans was above all the product of Welsh
EVANS, HENRY (fl. end of 17th century), poet and translator A native of Bedwellty, Monmouth. In 1771 Thomas Williams (1697 - 1778) of Mynydd-bach, Carmarthenshire, published a volume of verse translated by Henry Evans from the English, entitled Cynghorion Tad i'w Fab, which included a letter from Stephen Hughes, dated 12 March 1682/3, stating that he had received the book for publication from the author, who thus must have been a contemporary of Stephen
EVANS, HORACE (1st. BARON EVANS of MERTHYR TYDFIL), (1903 - 1963), physician five other hospitals and to the Royal Navy. It was through his influence that the Royal College of Physicians was moved from Trafalgar Square, having attracted the magnanimous financial support of the Wolfson Foundation towards the cost of erecting new buildings at Regent's Park. He served the royal family as physician to Queen Mary in 1946, to King George VI in 1949 and to Queen Elizabeth in 1952
EVANS, HOWELL THOMAS (1877 - 1950), historian and schoolmaster Born 6 November 1877, at Cwmbwrla, near Swansea, the second son of John Evans, steelworker, and Mary his wife. Educated at Swansea Grammar School, the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and St. John's College, Cambridge, he held the degrees of B.A. (Wales), B.A. (London), and M.A. (Cantab.) After teaching at Wellington College and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Carmarthen, he was on the
EVANS, HUGH (1854 - 1934), author and publisher Born at Ty'n Rhos, Cwm Main, Llangwm, Denbighshire, 14 September 1854, son of Hugh Evans and Jane (Barnard). After a brief period at Cerrig-y-drudion school under John Williams (who at one time kept a bookshop in the Strand, London), he started work in 1871 as a wagoner on various farms. He went to Liverpool in 1875 and worked for a year as a labourer in the building of Stanley Road Calvinistic
EVANS, IFOR (IVOR) LESLIE (1897 - 1952), principal of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth Born 17 January 1897, son of William John Evans of Aberdare and Mary Elizabeth (née Milligan) his wife. He was educated at Wycliffe College, Stonehouse and studied in France and Germany where, in 1914, he was interned for the duration of the war at Ruhleben prison camp, where he learned Welsh and changed his given name Ivor to Ifor. He worked briefly in the coal trade in Swansea before going up
EVANS, JAMES THOMAS (1878 - 1950), principal of the Baptist College, Bangor Born 1 March 1878 at Abercwmboi, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, son of William Evans and his wife Ann Williams. The family moved to Pont-y-gwaith, and it was there that the son began to preach. He spent some time at the Pontypridd Academy before his admission to the college and the university at Bangor in 1900, where he took an honours degree in Hebrew. He won the Dean Edwards prize and the George
EVANS, JOHN (1723 - 1795), cartographer Ordnance Survey; it was dedicated to Sir Watkin Williams Wynn and engraved by Robert Baugh of Llandysilio. Evans prepared an edition on a reduced scale (about three miles to the inch) also engraved by Baugh, but it was not published until 1797, two years after his death. The maps were, for the time, of unusually high merit on account of their pleasing appearance and the amount and accuracy of the details
EVANS, JOHN (1756 - 1846), surgeon : ROBERT WILSON EVANS (1789 - 1866), cleric, Fellow and tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge, a prolific author who became archdeacon of Westmorland; THOMAS EVANS (1791 - 1853), a naval officer who saw active service in the Napoleonic wars; and WILLIAM EDWARD EVANS (1801 - 1869), cleric, who became canon of Hereford. They are all commemorated in Williams, Montgomeryshire worthies, and Robert Wilson Evans
EVANS, JOHN (1815 - 1891), archdeacon of Merioneth Born 4 March 1815, son of John Evans of Tan-y-coed, Llanfair, Meironnydd, and Anne, daughter of John Owen of Crafnant, Llanfair. His mother was a descendant of Edmwnd Prys. He was educated at Beaumaris grammar school. He then became a clerk in the office of David Williams, solicitor, who was at that time M.P. for the county of Merioneth. His wife Mary, of Saethon, was a cousin of David Williams

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