Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JENKINS, JENKIN (d. 1780), tutor of Carmarthen Academy letter-book, NLW MS 5453C), and in 1779 he was removed from office. He afterwards lived in London, and died at Tottenham Court 28 November 1780. Since c. 1773 he had borne the degree of D.D., but of which university is not stated. His two most famous pupils at Carmarthen were David Davis of Castellhywel and Thomas Charles, and it should be noted that David Davis spoke most highly of him as a teacher.
JOAN (d. 1237), princess and diplomat Joan is the only known illegitimate daughter of King John of England (c. 1167-1216) by an unknown mother who is identified in the Tewkesbury annals as 'queen Clemencia'. Though many claims as to who Joan's mother was remain unsubstantiated, the closest contender continues to be Clemence de Verdun (fl. 1228-1230). Originally hailing from Normandy, the de Verduns had close associations with the
JOHANNES WALLENSIS (fl. c. 1260-1283), Franciscan friar and writer genus hominum or Communiloquium, a long treatise in seven parts and abounding in illustrations that instruct the preacher on how to address all kinds of men; (c) Compendiloquium de vitis illustrium philosophorum et de dictis moralibus eorundem, a treatise in ten parts, intended to afford stimulating examples for Christians from the lives and sayings of ancient philosophers. Other works include: Summa
JOHN, THOMAS (1816 - 1862), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 29 September 1816 at Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire, son of Lewis and Hannah John. He joined the Calvinistic Methodists c. 1837 and began to preach in 1839. He was ordained at the S. Davids Association, 1846, underwent training at Trevecka in 1849, and died 27 November 1862. He was a celebrated preacher in his day. His bony, emaciated body, his pallid countenance, and his dramatic and bodeful
JOHN, Sir WILLIAM GOSCOMBE (1860 - 1952), sculptor and medallist Royal Academy annually until 1948. He won a gold medal in 1889 which provided funds for an extended tour to Europe and north Africa (c. 1890-91). He remained in Paris in 1891 where he studied in the studio of August Rodin. The Paris Salon honoured him with gold medals in 1892 and 1901. In 1899 he became A.R.A. and R.A. in 1909. He married Martha Weiss in 1891 and they had one daughter. He died 15
JOHNES, ARTHUR JAMES (1809 - 1871), county court judge a prize offered by the Cymmrodorion Society for an essay on The Causes which in Wales have produced Dissent from the Established Church. A second edition (expanded) appeared in 1832, and a third in 1870. In 1834 he published some translations of poems by Dafydd ap Gwilym. Johnes took an active part by voice and pen in resisting the scheme (c. 1838) to unite the sees of Bangor and S. Asaph and
JONES family Llwyn-rhys, ' ancient usefull men yt assist in ye work of the Gospell in Cardiganshire ' (Gordon, Freedom after Ejection, 146). He died aged 82 in 1722, and was buried in Llanbadarn Odwyn churchyard. His wife, Margaret, whom he married c. 1660, was probably a sister of David Edwards of Abermeurig (died 1716), one of the co-pastors of the Cilgwyn group of churches. She died 23 May 1700, in the fortieth year of her
JONES, Syr THOMAS (d. 1622?), cleric and poet The older biographical dictionaries have wrongly associated him with Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd - perhaps confusing him with David Johns, who was vicar of that parish in 1573 and until c. 1598 - no other Johns or Jones appears in D.R. Thomas's list (A History of the Diocese of St. Asaph, ii, 100) of Llanfair D.C. incumbents during the relevant period. Every allusion to the cleric who is the subject
JONES, CALVERT RICHARD (1802 - 1877), pioneer photographer, artist and priest Born 4 December 1802 at Verandah, Swansea, Glamorganshire, son of Calvert Richard Jones. He was the third of his family to bear the name. His grandfather inherited part of the estate of 'the Herberts of Swansea ' in the 18th c. He and his father (1766 - 1847) were prominent citizens of Swansea and benefactors of the town. He was educated at Eton, and Oriel College, Oxford, where he graduated
JONES, DAFYDD (1711 - 1777), hymn-writer to live c. 1763 and died 30 August 1777; he was buried at Crug-y-bar. He is remembered as a hymn-writer. A hymn written by him appeared in one of the parts of Williams of Pantycelyn's Aleluia, 1747. He began to translate into Welsh the psalms and hymns of Isaac Watts and these were published in two volumes: Salmau Dafydd, 1753 (2nd imp., 1766) and Hymnau a Chaniadau Ysprydol, 1775. He also
JONES, DANIEL (1757 - 1821), Methodist cleric Born c. 1757, a native, it is thought, of Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire. He was ordained deacon in 1781 and licensed to the curacy of Pencarreg, but he was curate of Llanybyther when he was ordained priest in 1782. He was transferred to Radyr, Glamorganshire, c. 1785, where he remained as curate for the rest of his life. In 1792 he married Joan, daughter of Edmund Williams of St. Fagans. He was a
JONES, DAVID (1834 - 1890) Wallington, local historian and genealogist itself. At Somerset House, e.g. he made abstracts of every Welsh will down to 1650 and every South Wales will down to 1700. Under the terms of his own will his Welsh collections passed to Illtyd B. Nicholl, The Ham, Llantwit Major, and half a century later Nicholl presented the greater portion of them to Cardiff City Library, where the numerous letters which David Jones wrote to T. C. Evans (Cadrawd

Search results

385 - 396 of 890 for "华商润丰灵活配置混合C基金风险收益特征"