Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DANIELS, ELEANOR (1886 - 1994), actress to the stage and became part of a movement towards a National Welsh Drama. She appeared in a touring production of Little Miss Llewelyn, in The Joneses at the Strand Theatre and also in The Mark of Cain. In 1914 she toured to the USA with the Welsh Players, together with Gareth Hughes also from Llanelli, to perform J. O. Francis's prize-winning play Change. Eleanor's excellent notices throughout
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, IFOR (1910 - 1982), Labour politician listening to classical music. He remained a chapel-goer throughout his life. He married on 15 August 1950 Doreen, the daughter of William Griffiths. They had two children. They lived at Ty Pentwyn, Three Crosses, Gower. Ifor Davies died on 6 June 1982. He was succeeded by Gareth Wardell as the Labour MP for the Gower constituency who was elected in the first by-election to be held in Wales during the
EDWARDS, PETER (Pedr Alaw; 1854 - 1934), musician choirs and children's musical festivals, and wrote notes on music to the London Kelt. He composed cantatas: ' Gareth ac Eiluned,' ' Cantawd y Blodau '; published Anthemydd y Cysegr; and wrote several hymn-tunes and chants (see his Llyfr o 300 o Salm-donau). In 1912 he emigrated to the U.S.A.; he subsequently graduated Mus. Bac. (Toronto). Entering the Anglican ministry, he was appointed assistant
EVANS, HAROLD MEURIG (1911 - 2010), teacher, lexicographer two Emeritus Professors, namely Derec Llwyd Morgan and the late Hywel Teifi Edwards, Gareth Jones who was at that time Director of Education for Cardiganshire and Dr. Huw Walters, Head of the Bibliography of Wales Unit at the National Library of Wales. When Hywel Teifi Edwards was approached regarding the nomination his response was “My dear girl, where on earth have you been till now?”. However
EVANS, MALDWYN LEWIS (1937 - 2009), champion bowler his career as head of the middle school at Ferndale Comprehensive School. He and his brother Gwyn both served as deacons at Hebron Welsh Baptist Chapel, Ton Pentre. Following a protracted illness Mal Evans died at his home, Aelfryn, Upper Canning Street, Ton Pentre on 30 December 2009, aged 72 years, leaving a widow Mary (née Jones), whom he married in 1967, and who died in 2010, and a son Gareth
EVANS, MEREDYDD (1919 - 2015), campaigner, musician, philosopher and television producer the days of Triawd y Coleg, he composed the tune to accompany Harri Webb's poem 'Colli Iaith'. Although he had an operation on his throat he continued to sing in his old age. He was last recorded in his home village of Tanygrisiau in 2012 on Bethel, a CD by Gai Toms (Gareth Tomos), in his studio which was Merêd's childhood chapel. He would compose poetry on special occasions and for the annual Cwrdd
EVANS, WILLIAM GARETH (1941 - 2000), historian and university lecturer in education College. This was later published as a monograph by the Trustees of Llandovery College in 1981. Meanwhile in the autumn of 1977 Gareth Evans had taken up a position as lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. From the outset he was an accomplished lecturer, utterly devoted to the welfare of his students, and participated fully in the administrative work of
FOULKES, ISABELLE JANE ('Issi') (1970 - 2001), deaf artist, designer and campaigner people.' Issi completed her full-time education at Bretton Hall Art College, an art college affiliated to Leeds University, and Manchester Metropolitan University, gaining a BA (Hons) degree in Art and Design and a Masters (MA) in Textiles respectively. It was whilst living in Manchester and attending the local Deaf Club that she met her future husband Gareth Foulkes who was also deaf and a student
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
GRIFFITHS, PHILIP JONES (1936 - 2008), photographer Philip Jones Griffiths was born in Rhuddlan on 18 February 1936. His father Joseph Griffiths (1903-1962) managed the local London Midland & Scottish Railways Freight Service, and his mother Catherine, (1905?-1973) from whom the 'Jones' was acquired, was a midwife. He had two younger brothers, Penri Jones Griffiths (born 1938) and Gareth Jones Griffiths (born 1944). Fluent in Welsh, Philip was
GWYNN, EIRWEN MEIRIONA (1916 - 2007), scientist, educator and author Eirwen Meiriona St. John Williams was born at 99 Shiel Road, Newsham Park, Liverpool, on 1 December 1916. (A family story tells that 12 December was recorded by her father, in order to avoid a fine for late registration of the birth.) Eirwen was the eldest of the two children of William (St.) John Williams (1886-1957) and his wife Annie (née Williams, 1885-1969). Her brother, Gwilym Gareth (Gari

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