Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BELL, Sir HAROLD IDRIS (1879 - 1967), scholar and translator twentieth-century literature. It was published in 1955 under the title A History of Welsh Literature. In 1926 Bell had visited Egypt to collect papyri for the British Museum. His account of the journey was translated into Welsh by D. Tecwyn Lloyd and published in two volumes entitled Trwy Diroedd y Dwyrain (1946). He also wrote two books for children - Dewi a'r Blodyn Llo Mawr (1928) and Calon y Dywysoges
BOWEN, DAVID GLYN (1933 - 2000), minister and multifaith theologian , a few weeks before the translation appeared. His funeral on May 22, 2000, at Little Lane Church, Bradford, reflected in an impressive manner his lifelong commitment to Christian tolerance. Representatives of the Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu and Sikh communities all took part. The Blessing was pronounced in Welsh by the Reverend Dewi Lloyd Lewis, Cardiff, who had been a fellow student of
COSLETT, COSLETT (Carnelian; 1834 - 1910), collier and poet 'Clic y Bont' - 'the Pont(ypridd) clique' - as were also such men as Brynfab, Dewi Wyn o Essyllt, and Glanffrwd, are interesting examples of the poets, of no great individual distinction, who formed bardic schools or circles in the industrial towns of South Wales during the 19th century.
DEWI Saint , founder and abbot-bishop of S. Davids, and patron saint of Wales
DAVIES, DANIEL (1840 - 1916), cashier to the Ocean Collieries at Ton, Ystrad, Glamorganshire , and literary associations. He published the following pamphlets: Dewi Sant (an essay) (Carmarthen, 1863); Ymddiddan yn Nhy Capel y Cwm (Treherbert, n.d.); Darllen y Beibl yn yr Ysgolion Dyddiol (with J. D. Thomas) (Ystrad Rhondda, 1890); Y Parch. Daniel Rowland, Llangeitho, a Diwygwyr Methodistaidd ereill … Amddiffyniad (Treorchy, 1906); he edited the sermons of Islwyn (William Thomas, 1832 - 1878
DAVIES, DAVID (Dewi Emlyn; 1817 - 1888), Congregational minister in the U.S.A., poet and writer
DAVIES, DAVID LLOYD (Dewi Glan Peryddon; 1830 - 1881), poet, singer, etc. , Caernarfonshire, 1867, for an awdl on ' Tywyllwch ' (Darkness). Some englynion composed when he was 16 were published in Yr Amserau over the pseudonym of Dewi Einion. He was also a skilled writer of satirical and humorous verse, and contributed much material of that nature to Y Wasg Americanaidd; he was the editor of the ' Lloffion Difyrus ' feature in that newspaper, and in ' Y Cwpwrdd Cornel ' column of the
DAVIES, DEWI ALED EIRUG (1922 - 1997), Congregationalist minister and professor of theology the relocation of the College to Aberystwyth, he succeeded W. T. Pennar Davies as Principal. He retired in 1988 and moved to Cardiff. He was the Chairman of the Union of Welsh Independents in 1990. He was a prolific author (as is revealed in the Bibliography compiled by his brother, Alun, for the volume Cofio Dewi Eirug), publishing and editing a number of substantial volumes. He was also the editor
DAVIES, GLYNNE GERALLT (1916 - 1968), minister (Congl.) and poet -68. He served his apprenticeship as a poet in 'Pabell Awen', the bardic column of Y Cymro under the tutorship of Dewi Emrys (David Emrys James) and came under the influence of R. Williams Parry at Bangor and Edward Prosser Rhys at Aberystwyth. He won many prizes at eisteddfodau including some at the National Eisteddfod In addition to his service as a caring and loved minister he became known to a
DAVIES, HENRY (1696? - 1766), Independent minister amusing stories of his warm but good-humoured theological disputations with the colliers. Styling himself ' Ieuan ap Dewi,' he wrote much on theology to Seren Gomer, published a book Rhifedi ac Undod Duw (Cardiff, 1846), and started in 1827 a serial Family Doctor, which fell flat. He died 22 October 1850 (Enw. F.). His wife, CATHERINE NAUNTON, was a daughter of David Naunton (1777 - 1849), Baptist
DAVIES, JAMES (Iaco ap Dewi; 1648 - 1722), translator, copyist and collector of manuscripts ap Dewi: William Bona of Llanpumpsaint; David Richards, curate of Llanegwad; and Ben Simon of Abergwili. Some of his manuscripts were acquired by Siôn Rhydderch and, later, by Lewis Morris. It should be emphasized that he displayed a critical judgement in preparing the texts and that there is evidence that he was a professional copyist, preparing the manuscripts for others, and travelling widely
DAVIES, JAMES (Iago ap Dewi; 1800 - 1869), printer and poet 16 April 1869. His son DAVID DAVIES ('Dewi ab Iago'), who died in 1913, was a great help to Rhys Evans and to religious music in Siloa chapel, Aberdare.

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