Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, ARISE (fl. 1607-1660), prognosticator extravagances, but there are passing references of great interest, notably to John Jones (1597? - 1660) the regicide's acquaintance with the lake of Tal-y-llyn, to Christopher Love speaking to him in Welsh, to the Welsh connections of Oliver Cromwell, to the heresies of William Lilly the astrologer. His works contain barbarous spellings of Welsh place-names, but possibly that was the fault of the printers
EVANS, CHRISTMAS (1766 - 1838), Baptist minister Maesyberllan Association, 1798, he was persuaded by the North Wales representatives to return with them to conduct an evangelical tour among the Baptists of Llŷn, Caernarfonshire. He was ordained in the summer of 1789; married Catherine Jones at Bryncroes chapel in Llŷn, 23 October 1789; walked, rode, and preached in his wide district with remarkable effect. One Sunday afternoon, sitting at the feet of
EVANS, DANIEL (1774 - 1835), Congregational minister , E. Griffiths, 1830), Cawell y Bara Croyw (Swansea, E. Griffiths, 1833), Ychydig Ddaioni o Nazareth (Caerfyrddin, D. Harris, 1834), and Y cysgod a'r Sylwedd, 1851. A biography of Daniel Evans was published by Hugh Jones, Tredegar, 1835.
EVANS, DANIEL SILVAN (1818 - 1903), cleric, translator, editor, and lexicographer - 1892) and David Howell (1831 - 1903) of Llyfr Gweddi Gyffredin. This was a special prayer book for the use of Aber-carn chapel, Monmouth. In 1878 he edited Lewis Morris's Celtic Remains. He published in 1882, conjointly with John Jones (Ivon, 1820 - 1898), Ysten Sioned neu Y Gronfa Gymmysg, and in 1883 he edited [ Sadler's] Athrawiaeth yr Eglwys yn Wirionedd y Bibl. The honorary degree of B.D. had
EVANS, DANIEL SIMON (1921 - 1998), Welsh scholar holder of the Mary Towyn Jones Scholarship, to study classics and Welsh. As a child he had played at 'holding services' on his own, and as he grew older, the life of the chapel and Sunday school developed into mature conviction and he was accepted as a ministerial candidate in the Presbyterian Church of Wales. He graduated in Latin and Greek in 1942 and with first-class honours in Welsh in 1943 having
EVANS, DAVID (1705 - 1788), cleric, author, and musician scholar, and he assisted Charles Burney with material for his History of Music; he also helped Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) with folk songs and airs for Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards, 1784. Among his papers was found a letter from a friend asking him to supply Samuel Johnson with a list of English words deriving from Welsh for inclusion in the dictionary which the lexicographer was
EVANS, DAVID (1879 - 1965), public servant and hymn-writer Born at Blaenpennal, Cardiganshire, on 26 September 1879, one of the ten children of David Evans and his wife Jane (née Jones). His father, a farmer at Caerochor farm, was active in the local community, serving as a member of the Blaenpennal and Lower Lledrod School Board and as an elder at Peniel CM chapel. David was educated at Tanygarreg board school, where he became a reportedly strict pupil
EVANS, DAVID (1886 - 1968), Professor of German and author Inspector of Elementary Schools in Carmarthenshire and her mother had been a member of the 'Côr Mawr' conducted by Griffith Rhys Jones ('Caradog'). His wife, too, was a graduate of Aberystwyth College in 1910, and by the time she met David Evans in Birmingham she had been appointed French teacher at Halesowen grammar school for girls. At Aberystwyth she actively supported several good causes, e.g. Friends
EVANS, DAVID ALLAN PRICE (1927 - 2019), pharmacogeneticist David Price Evans was born on 6 March 1927 in Birkenhead, Liverpool, the only son of Owen Evans,, a postmaster, and his wife Ellen (née Jones) from Anglesey. Before he started school the family had moved to Llangefni, and they moved again to Flint where he completed his primary education and attended Holywell Grammar School. He went on to Liverpool University in 1945, and graduated in
EVANS, DAVID DELTA (Dewi Hiraddug; 1866 - 1948), journalist, author and Unitarian minister Pray ? Many of his books are kept in Bangor University Library, and also a letter praising Ymdaith y Pererin together with a cywydd from T. Gwynn Jones (1942) and a letter praising Rhedeg ar ôl y Cysgodion. He was fluent in Esperanto and Hindustani. He was a fierce debater and a fiery character.
EVANS, DAVID EMLYN (1843 - 1913), musician traditional airs collected by Nicholas Bennett, afterwards publishing them as Alawon fy Ngwlad, and brought through press the biography of Welsh musicians, Bywgraffiad Cerddorion Cymreig, by Moses O. Jones. His articles in the press (Musical Times, South Wales Weekly News, etc.) greatly influenced Welsh music. He expressed his views fearlessly against the prevailing over-indulgence in glee-writing merely
EVANS, Sir DAVID EMRYS (1891 - 1966), educationist and translator into Welsh which appeared in 1975. As an administrator he was unobtrusive but firm. He married G. Nesta Jones of Pontypridd in 1927, and they had a son and a daughter. He died 20 February 1966.

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