Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PARRY, EDWARD (1798 - 1854), publisher and antiquary Hugh Jones (Erfyl) as president and Edward Parry as secretary, a post he held until 1839. A history of The Chester Cambrian Societies was written by Thomas Edwards in 1906. In 1826 Parry promoted a scheme for the establishment of a Sunday evening 'lecture' in Welsh at one of the churches, and the constant residence of a Welsh clergyman whose duties were to be exclusively devoted to the spiritual
PARRY, EDWARD (1723 - 1786), Methodist exhorter, poet and hymn-writer Born in 1723 at Llys Bychan, Llansannan, Denbighshire. He was a carpenter by trade, contemporary with Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) and one of Twm's most gifted actors. He was twice married and lived first at Cefn Byr and then at Tan-y-fron In 1747 he gave up acting in the interludes and welcomed the revivalists to his house. In 1749 he began to exhort but, when the split occurred between Howel
PARRY, HENRY (1766? - 1854), cleric and antiquary at Holywell. Letters written by him are preserved in the Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin), Thomas and David Pennant, and Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain) collections in N.L.W. - e.g. in NLW MS 165C, NLW MS 1807E, NLW MS 1893E, NLW MS 2590E, NLW MS 2591E, NLW MS 4877E and NLW MS 4878E. He died 17 December 1854.
PARRY, HUMPHREY (c. 1772 - 1809), schoolmaster, member of the Gwyneddigion and Cymreigyddion Societies of London premises. He was a member of the Gwyneddigion (vice-president 1807, president 1808) and of the Cymreigyddion. When in 1804 the periodical Y Greal was started by these societies, he was one of the committee of four placed in charge - W. O. Pughe and Thomas Jones (Bardd Cloff), representing the Gwyneddigion, Parry and John Jones (Glan-y-gors) the Cymreigyddion (correct the error on this point in Cymm
PARRY, IDRIS FREDERICK (1916 - 2008), scholar of German literature, writer and broadcaster . (1951) for a critical study of Rainer Maria Rilke's Sonette an Orpheus. Idris Parry had wide-ranging literary interests but his major contribution to literary criticism was probably his work on Goethe and Kleist, and some of the major figures of German modernism such as Thomas Mann, Rilke, Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Kafka. He was a gifted translator: his acclaimed translation of Kafka's The Trial was
PARRY, JOHN (1770 - 1820), poet Wenynen Bach (2nd ed., Llanrwst, 1840). His best-known poem is ' Myfyrdod Mewn Mynwent,' which is in parts reminiscent of the more famous elegy by Thomas Gray.
PARRY, JOHN (1835 - 1897), leader of the Anti-tithe movement Born at Llanarmon-yn-Iâl, 24 July 1835, son of the Rev. Hugh Parry. He was carpenter, shepherd, estate agent, writer, and poet, and owner of an exceptionally rich and varied library (now in N.L.W.). He was the author of the supplement in the 1893 edition of Hanes y Merthyron (by Thomas Jones of Denbigh) (1756 - 1820), of an article on ' Helynt y Degwm ' (Y Traethodydd, 1887), etc. A member of the
PARRY, JOHN (1775 - 1846), Calvinistic Methodist minister, man of letters, and editor same time, assisted Thomas Charles by reading the proofs of the Welsh Bible published by the Bible Society. In 1806 John Parry and his wife settled in Chester, where, after keeping a draper's shop for about four years, they turned to a more congenial form of trade, namely book-selling - a venture which was successful, for he was industrious, methodical, and careful. He was an indefatigable writer all
PARRY, JOHN (Bardd Alaw; 1776 - 1851), musician Born 18 February 1776 at Denbigh, the son of Thomas Parry, a stonemason from Aberchwiler. His first lessons in music were given him by a dancing master who taught him the clarinet. In 1793 he joined the Denbighshire volunteers' band of which, four years later, he became the conductor. He settled in London in 1807, began to be in demand at concerts as a player on wind instruments, and started to
PARRY, JOHN (1812 - 1874), Calvinistic Methodist minister, college tutor, and editor Edwards himself - there is probably justice in the verdict of J. Cynddylan Jones that Parry did too much of their work for them, but that Lewis Edwards did them more real good. He was ordained in 1845, and was moderator of the North Wales Calvinistic Methodist Association in 1866. In 1844 he married Sarah Gee, sister of the publisher Thomas Gee. When Gee, in 1853, started the Welsh encyclopaedia Y
PARRY, JOHN (The Blind Harpist; 1710? - 1782), harpist and publisher of music Born at Bryn Cynan, near Nevin, Caernarfonshire, c. 1710. Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) says that his harp teacher was Robert Parry, Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire; Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) says that he received lessons from Stephen Shôn Jones, Penrhyndeudraeth. He became one of the best harpists in the kingdom and took part at concerts given in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Dublin. He was family
PARRY, JOHN HUMFFREYS (1786 - 1825), antiquary His father, Edward Perry (1752 - 1805), cleric, was the son of Edward Parry, ' gent. ', of Nerquis, Flintshire; he went up to Jesus College, Oxford, in 1772, but Foster has no record of his graduation; W. D. Leathart attributes ' high literary attainments ' to him; he was rector of Llangar, 1784-9, and of Llanferres, 1789-1805 (Thomas, A History of the Diocese of St. Asaph), but lived at Mold

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