Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EIDDIL IFOR - see WATKINS, THOMAS EVAN
ENOCH, SAMUEL IFOR (1914 - 2001), minister (Presbyterian) and theological professor Ifor Enoch was born in Ciliau Aeron, Ceredigion, 26 December 1914, one of the three sons of the Rev. J. Aeronydd Enoch (Independent) and Jennie Enoch. He was brought up in Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, where the three brothers attended the CM Sunday School. He graduated in Greek at University College, Swansea, in 1937 before moving to Westminster College, Cambridge, having won a Lewis and Gibson
EVANS, DANIEL (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion; 1792 - 1846), cleric and poet Marwnad Eliezer Williams, 1820; Englynion er cofiant Ifor Hael, Arglwydd Maesaleg, 1822; Golwg ar Gyflwr yr Iddewon, Cerdd, 1826; Ar ddylanwadau yr Yspryd Glan: ymadrodd ar y pwnc … wedi ei gyfieithu a'i dalfyrru gan … Daniel Evans, 1826; Palesteina: neu, Hanes yr Iddewon a Gwlad Canaan, 1841; Galar-Cerdd ar farwolaeth William Bruce Knight, Deon Llandaf, 1845; ' Cerdd Arwraidd ar y Gauaf,' which won for
EVANS, DAVID (1886 - 1968), Professor of German and author the comfortable surroundings of Ruhleben race-course. His major interest there was the Camp School, formed early in 1915, where he was head of Celtic studies and, to his great amusement later in life, president of the Irish Society. One of his students, initially, and then an assistant to him, was Ifor Leslie Evans, later Principal of the University College, Aberystwyth. After his release he was for
EVANS, EVAN (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd; 1795 - 1855), cleric and poet bro estronawl'; there, too, he met a number of gentlemen and some clerics like Richard Richards (see Thomas Richards, 1754-1837) and John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri, 1770-1829), who persuaded him to seek holy orders. He studied at Aberriw ('Berriw,' Montgomeryshire) under Thomas Richards (1785-1855) for a time and then went to S. Bees College. He was ordained by the bishop of Chester and was licensed to
EVANS, EVAN (Ieuan Fardd, Ieuan Brydydd Hir; 1731 - 1788), scholar, poet, and cleric at Bassaleg, Monmouth, when he composed the 'Englynion i Lys Ifor Hael,' the best and most famous of his poetic works. All this time he was making constant appeals to the Welsh gentry and to the learned societies of the day for funds to enable him to publish the contents of some of the more important manuscripts he had collected in the course of his life. All his appeals fell on deaf ears. To some
EVANS, GRIFFITH IFOR (1889 - 1966), surgeon and pioneer of the Christian Faith Healing Movement in Wales
EVANS, IFOR (IVOR) LESLIE (1897 - 1952), principal of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth Born 17 January 1897, son of William John Evans of Aberdare and Mary Elizabeth (née Milligan) his wife. He was educated at Wycliffe College, Stonehouse and studied in France and Germany where, in 1914, he was interned for the duration of the war at Ruhleben prison camp, where he learned Welsh and changed his given name Ivor to Ifor. He worked briefly in the coal trade in Swansea before going up
EVANS, JOHN (1779 - 1847), cleric, afterwards Calvinistic Methodist minister Born October 1779 at Cwm-gwen, Llanfihangel Iorath parish, Carmarthenshire, son of John and Rachel Evans. He was brought up as an Independent but, after hearing David Jones (1736 - 1810) of Llan-gan preach at Gwaun Ifor, he joined the Methodists there, and later at New Inn. He was educated by some of the local clerics and afterwards opened his own school at Llanpumpsaint where, in 1796, he began
EVANS, RHYS (1835 - 1917), musician succeeded by his son, WILLIAM JOHN EVANS (1866 - 1947), also a skilled musician, who died 27 November 1917 and was buried in Aberdare cemetery. His grandson, IFOR LESLIE EVANS (1897 - 1952), was principal of University College, Aberystwyth, from 1931 till his death.
EVANS, WILLIAM (d. 1589/90), well-born cleric cathedral. Yet there was another, and an interesting, side to his character; he was a patron of poets. Dafydd Benwyn styles him the ' Ifor Hael ' of Llandaff, comparing him thus with the medieval Maecenas of that name; he tells us too that Evans kept a ' household poet,' Maredudd ap Rhoser. And the poet Sils ap Siôn has left a collection of poems in praise of the chancellor, by as many as eight bards; he
EVANS, WILLIAM JOHN (1866 - 1947), musician father for the Elvet Lewis hymn ' Rho im yr hedd ', remains popular. Many musical compositions were performed by him and his father at Aberdare. He married Mary Elizabeth Milligan sometime during April-June 1895. After the death of his wife he retired from business and went to live with his son, Ifor L. Evans, then principal of the University College of Wales, at Aberystwyth. He died 12 December 1947

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