Dictionary of Welsh Biography

RICHARDS, ALUN MORGAN (1929 - 2004), screenwriter, playwright, and author awarded an honorary fellowship by University College Swansea, where he worked for several years as an adult education tutor and helped to develop an archive of Welsh writing in English. In 1985-6, he travelled to Australia once again spending time as writer in residence at the University of Western Australia in Perth, at Griffith University in Brisbane, and at the University of Sydney. As for Wales: 'I
RICHARDS, DAVID (Dafydd Ionawr; 1751 - 1827), schoolmaster and poet ). In 1794 he moved to Dolgelley. On the death of his father (1798) he inherited the property of both his parents, which he transferred to a friend, Thomas Jones, on condition that he might spend the rest of his life as one of his family. He was a master at Dolgelley grammar school, 1800-7. He died 12 May 1827 and was buried at Dolgelley. Here is a list of his works: Cywydd y Drindod, 1793; Hanes
RICHARDS, DAVID MORGAN (1853 - 1913), journalist and eisteddfodwr to the town, and especially to its Welsh cultural movements; he published an annual almanac which contained much information on the history of Aberdare. But he is best remembered for his Rhestr Eisteddfodau, a list of eisteddfodau down to 1901, which was published posthumously in 1914, with a biographical introduction by J. Morgan Jones, on which the present note is based. The book is very useful
RICHARDS, DAVID WILLIAM (1893 - 1949), preacher and philosopher Caradog, killed himself, and it is clear that another son had died before this though the details were not made public. It was all too much for David Richards and he took his own life at his home 24 April 1949. In this tragic way the life of this genius came to an end. Dr R. Tudur Jones (Hanes Annibynwyr Cymru (1966), p. 306, Congregationalism in Wales (2004), p. 243) says that David Richards's
RICHARDS, GRAFTON MELVILLE (1910 - 1973), Welsh scholar of study. The notes and articles which he published in Y Cymro newspaper over a long period were collected in Enwau Tir a Gwlad (ed. Bedwyr Lewis Jones, 1998). His work brought him international recognition, in his contributions to the Batsford The names of towns and cities in Britain (1970), as a member of the council of the English Place-Name Society, a member of the International Committee on
RICHARDS, HENRY BRINLEY (1819 - 1885), musician Born 13 November 1819 in Lower Market Street, Carmarthen, the son of Henry and Elizabeth Brinley Richards. The father was organist of S. Peter's church, Carmarthen; he also kept a music shop. His mother was the daughter of John Brinley, Swansea (see F. Jones, God Bless the Prince of Wales, Carmarthen, 1969). Intended for the medical profession, the son showed that his inclination was towards
RICHARDS, JOHN (Iocyn Ddu; 1795 - 1864), poet and adjudicator the chair were Emrys (William Ambrose) and Nicander (Morris Williams). Eben Fardd was for 'chairing' Emrys, while Iocyn Ddu stood out stoutly for Nicander. The third adjudicator, Chwaneg Mon (Joseph Jones), thought that Bardd Du Môn (R. M. Williamson) should get the chair, but was over-persuaded by Richards to cast his final vote for Nicander. The decision provoked a heated controversy in the press
RICHARDS, ROBERT (1884 - 1954), historian and politician , but for some reason he did not take his degree. He spent the next two years at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with honours in economics. He was appointed lecturer in political economics in the University of Glasgow where he remained until, on the urging of Sir Henry Jones, he moved to Wales as a first full-time lecturer in the department of extra-mural studies at the University
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1754 - 1837), cleric Born at Hirnant, Pont Erwyd, Cardiganshire, 24 April 1754, son of Richard Thomas and Jane his wife. At the age of 19 he went to Ystradmeurig, where he met Thomas Jones (of Creaton) (1752 - 1845). The two men formed an intimate friendship which lasted all their days. Richards kept school at Tal-y-bont, Cardiganshire, for three years, and in 1779 he married Jane, daughter of David Lloyd of Cymerau
RICHARDS, WILLIAM (1749 - 1818), General Baptist minister, theological and political controversialist, and antiquary . Before and after the West Wales Baptist schism of 1799, Richards rushed into the fray, against Calvinism and against the 'Methodistical' and revivalistic tendencies of the Particular Baptist leaders. He poured forth a series of 'Occasional Leaflets' (Papurynnau Achlysurol); these are now very scarce. His chief opponents were Evan Jones (1777 - 1819) of Cardigan and Joseph Harris (Gomer); the pamphlets
RICHARDS, WILLIAM LESLIE (1916 - 1989), Scholar, teacher, poet and author until his retirement in 1981. He published three novels, Yr Etifeddion (1956), Llanw a Thrai (1958) and Cynffon o Wellt (1960), and five volumes of poetry, Telyn Teilo (1957), Bro a Bryniau (1963), Dail yr Hydre (1968), Adledd (1973) and Cerddi'r Cyfnos (1986). In 1965 the University of Wales Press published his edition of the poems of Dafydd Llwyd o Fathafarn, a work which won the Sir Ellis Griffith
RICHARDSON, EVAN (1759 - 1824), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and schoolmaster , and was at Ystradmeurig under Edward Richard, but came under the spell of Daniel Rowland, parted with his Anglican career (and, in consequence, with his own family), and opened a school near Llanddewi-brefi. While accompanying an itinerant exhorter to North Wales, he himself began preaching, in 1781. On the advice of Robert Jones of Rhoslan (1745 - 1829), he opened a school at Brynengan (1782

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