Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, RICHARD LEWIS (1934 - 2009), poet and farmer appealing to the local youngsters. During this period Aelwyd Aber-porth were regular winners at the Urdd National Eisteddfod and, consequently, a whole generation of children received a firm grounding in the language and culture of Wales. It was at the Aelwyd that Dic first became aware of the Welsh alliterative poetic technique known as cynghanedd. The musical resonance of the words of Gwilym Tilsley's
JONES, ROBERT TUDUR (1921 - 1998), theologian, church historian and public figure succeeding Gwilym Bowyer as Principal of Bala-Bangor College in 1966 and an Honorary Professor in the university's Theology Department in 1989. In addition to his involvement in political matters - as editor of Y Ddraig Goch and parliamentary candidate for Plaid Cymru in Anglesey in 1955 and 1959 - the 1950s and 1960s were a time of great academic activity for him. His earliest substantial works
JONES, THOMAS (1756 - 1820), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Dictionary, 1800. He wrote poetry well in the strict metres, and delighted in the work of Dafydd ap Gwilym, as is shown by his cywydd to the thrush, 1793. Many of his hymns are still sung. He took a leading part in the theological controversies of the period and tried, by advocating in books and pamphlets a moderate Calvinism, to steer his denomination between the extremes of Arminianism and High Calvinism
JONES, THOMAS GWYNN (1871 - 1949), poet, writer, translator and scholar published in Y Faner and the Abergele Visitor, but his first separate publication was Dyddiau'r Parch. Richard Owen (1891), a booklet about half of which was the work of 'Gwynvre ap Iwan' and the rest by 'Gwilym Meredydd' (Reverend W.M. Jones). His satire 'Gwlad y Gân' appeared in Cymru (two cantos in 1896 and 1897) and in Papur Pawb (three cantos in 1898). This was his first substantial poem, and was
JONES, WILLIAM (1726 - 1795), antiquary and poet carols, and Evan Jones (Bardd y Nant), a fine example of a witty country poet, were his grandsons. From time to time, he used the pseudonyms Cadvan, Gwilym Cadvan, and W. Cadvan.
JONES, WILLIAM (Gwrgant; 1803 - 1886), lawyer and writer name of Gwilym Brwynog. He published a book called Gwreiddiau yr Iaith Gymraeg. Gwrgant was a popular adjudicator at eisteddfodau; as one of the three adjudicators at the Rhuddlan eisteddfod (1850) he read the adjudication awarding the chair prize for a poem in the open metres to Evan Evans (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd). Gwrgant took an active part in London Welsh activities all his life; he was a member
JONES, WILLIAM (Gwilym Myrddin; 1863 - 1946), poet crown competition at the national eisteddfod, Cardiff, 1938. A number of his poems were collected and published under the title of Cerddi Gwilym Myrddin in 1948. He died at Betws, Ammanford, 10 January 1946.
LAKE, MORGAN ISLWYN (1925 - 2018), minister and pacifist and being taught by people like Professor Gwilym Bowyer. When Islwyn died in 2018 he was the last of that generation of ministers of the Congregationalist denomination whose vision of pacificsm, reconciliation and unity defined their ministry. At university (where he graduated BA and BD 1946-53) Islwyn met Gwyneth Mary Morris (1926-2020); they were married in 1953 and had five children, Cynfael
LEWES, EVELYN ANNA (c. 1873 - 1961), author are Picturesque Aberayron (1899), and A guide to Aberaeron and Aeron valley (1922). She taught herself Welsh and was a diligent reader (1924-33) of Lewis Glyn Cothi's works for a dictionary of the Welsh language, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru. Her translation of portions of the poems of Dafydd ap Gwilym appeared in The life and poems of Dafydd ap Gwilym (1915). Essays on ' Theatres of West Wales ' and
LEWIS, DAVID (1828 - 1908), musician which Edward Stephen (Tanymarian) was adjudicator. After that he won several prizes at eisteddfodau - e.g. three prizes at Llandudno 1864, one at Aberystwyth 1865, two at the Aberdare national eisteddfod 1868, and two at Swansea 1868. Many of his compositions were published in Y Cerddor Cymreig, Greal y Corau, Y Gerddorfa, and Cronicl y Cerddor. With Gwilym Gwent, he edited a collection of hymn-tunes
LEWIS, JOHN DAVID (1859 - 1914), bookseller, local historian, and founder of a printing press He was born 22 January 1859 at Llandysul, where he lived all his life, the only son of David and Hannah Lewis, Market Stores. He was educated at the following schools at Llandysul : the British school, a private school kept by Herbert Jones in a house called Penwalcau, and the grammar school kept by Gwilym Marles - ' the memory of which is dear to me,' to quote J. D. Lewis's own words. On his
LEWIS, JOHN SAUNDERS (1893 - 1985), politician, critic and dramatist in the University of Wales by-election. For weeks he was the only candidate in the field, but eventually the Liberal Party managed to persuade W. J. Gruffydd to stand as an independent candidate. The election turned into a bitter contest between the supporters of the two candidates. Lewis was accused by Gwilym Davies in the journal Y Traethodydd of representing 'the fascist Party in Wales' and of

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