Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ALBAN DAVIES, DAVID (1873 - 1951), business man and philanthropist Born 13 April 1873 at Hafod Peris, Llanrhystud, Cardiganshire, youngest son of Jenkin Davies, master mariner, and Anne (née Alban) his wife. On leaving the local school at the age of 14 he worked on his uncle's farm at Hafod Peris, since the family had fallen on hard times. As his brothers had been sent to Llandovery College, he saved his earnings to enter Owen's School at Oswestry when he was 18
ALBAN DAVIES, JENKIN (1901 - 1968), business man and philanthropist Born 24 June 1901, in Walthamstow, London, the eldest son of David Alban Davies and Rachel (née Williams) his wife, both of Cardiganshire. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, and gained a scholarship to St. John's College, Oxford, but could not afford to go there. He went to Cornell University, U.S.A., for two years to study agriculture and dairying and worked for a short while in
ALBAN, Sir FREDERICK JOHN (1882 - 1965), chartered accountant and administrator Born 11 January 1882, at ? Abergavenny, Monmouth, son of David Alban and his wife Hannah. The mother died at Abergavenny, 28 September 1884. The father was a journeyman tailor and he died at Hereford, 2 January 1891. Consequently, the family was scattered. Two elder sons became shoemakers near Fleetwood. Frederick John was brought up by a Miss Williams at Lower Monk Street in Abergavenny until he
CARTER, ISAAC (d. 1741), printer A native of Carmarthenshire, he has the honour of having established the first permanent printing press in Wales. This was at Adpar (also called Trefhedyn) in the parish of Llandyfrïog, Cardiganshire, in 1718; as far as is known the first two publications to issue from the press were Cân o Senn i'w hen Feistr Tobacco by Alban Thomas and Cân ar Fesur Triban ynghylch Cydwybod a'i Chynheddfau. At
DAVIES, CATHERINE GLYN (1926 - 2007), historian of philosophy and linguistics, and translator philosophic relations between England and France in the later seventeenth century. She then studied in Somerville College, Oxford, and wrote 'The influence of John Locke on literature and thought in eighteenth century France: a study of Locke's influence on the development of the theory of knowledge in France between 1734 and 1748' (1954), a step on the way to her doctorate. There she met Gareth Alban
DAVIES, DAVID ALBAN - see ALBAN DAVIES, DAVID
DAVIES, JENKIN ALBAN - see ALBAN DAVIES, JENKIN
DAVIES, WALTER (Gwallter Mechain; 1761 - 1849), cleric, poet, antiquary, and literary critic becoming more numerous provided him with opportunities to compete. His eisteddfodic successes brought him to the notice of such persons as Owain Myfyr (Owen Jones, 1741 - 1814) and William Owen Pughe, and it was with Owain Myfyr's support that he went to S. Alban Hall, Oxford, in 1791, graduating from All Souls in 1795; he proceeded M.A. from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1803. The eisteddfod had a
EDWARDS, THOMAS CHARLES (1837 - 1900), Calvinistic Methodist minister, exegete and preacher matriculating in 1862 at S. Alban Hall, Oxford ] became a scholar of Lincoln College (1862-6), where he graduated with first class honours in Lit. Hum. [ M.A. 1872. At Oxford he was deeply influenced by Pattison and Jowett; he kept in contact with both as long as they lived.] He received the degree of D.D. honoris causa from the Universities of Edinburgh [ 1887 ] and Wales (1898). He married Mary Roberts in
EVANS, ILLTUD (1913 - 1972), Catholic priest Illtud Evans was born on 16 July 1913, the son of David Spencer Evans, a postmaster, and his wife Catherine (née Jones). Despite being born in Chelsea, he came from Welsh nonconformist stock. His given names were John Alban. He attended Towyn Grammar School in Merionethshire, meaning that he grew up bilingual. He was also academically gifted; he entered St David's College Lampeter in 1931 as
EVANS, JOHN (1756 - 1846), surgeon Born 4 July 1756 at Llwyn-y-groes, Llanymynech, son of John Evans (1723 - 1795), also of Llwyn-y-groes. He was educated at Westminster School, Oxford [matriculated from Jesus 1773, B.A. from S. Alban Hall 1778, M.A. 1779, B.D. 1783 ], and Edinburgh, where he graduated M.D. He settled at Shrewsbury, and, after his father's death, at Llwyn-y-groes. He married Jane Wilson of Cheshire, by whom he had
GRIFFITHS, DAVID ROBERT (1915 - 1990), Baptist minister and Biblical scholar writers in the Rhondda. In 1953, they published a volume of poetry entitled Cerddi Cadwgan. D. R. Griffiths contributed nineteen pieces to the volume which also contained the work of his brother, J. Gwyn Griffiths together with the work of Pennar Davies, Gareth Alban Davies and Rhydwen Williams. Most of D. R. Griffiths's poems in Cerddi Cadwgan were parodies or satires, while the later Defosiwn a

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