Dictionary of Welsh Biography

RICHARDS, WILLIAM LESLIE (1916 - 1989), Scholar, teacher, poet and author Eisteddfod. Locally he was active in all literary circles. He was one of the founder members of Llandeilo Literary Circle, the first guest at Llandeilo's Diners' Club, a compere at nosweithiau llawen, and a guest speaker. He was also interested in drama, as actor and producer. He was one of the founders of Llandeilo Welsh School (now Ysgol Teilo Sant), and a supporter and speaker in Plaid Cymru's early
ROBERT, GRUFFYDD (c. 1527 - 1598), priest, grammarian and poet Camposanto close by the cathedral; this graveyard now lies beneath the Via Cardinale Carlo Maria Martini. It is likely that Gruffydd Robert printed a small collection of poetry c. 1560-3. In 1567, the first part of his Grammar, entitled Dosparth Byrr ar y rhan gyntaf i ramadeg cymraeg, was printed in Milan at the press of Vincenzo Girardoni. The Grammar was composed in the form of a dialogue between
ROBERT, GRUFFYDD (c.1522 - c.1610), priest, grammarian, and poet a divinity canon in the cathedral. There are references to him in the cardinal's biography and details are given in letters written by his friend, Owen Lewis, now in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, of the duties which he performed. About November 1582 Borromeo wanted him to relinquish his position as divinity canon because he could not speak Italian sufficiently fluently. We do not know what
ROBERTS family Mynydd-y-gof, interests at Manchester. Over and above this, he took a prominent part in the public life of the city, and was lord mayor in 1896-7. He was a zealous promoter of higher education in Wales, and from the foundation of University College, Aberystwyth, till his own death - a period of thirty years - he was one of its vice-presidents. [It may now be added that the recent publication of the Thomas Charles
ROBERTS, ARTHUR RHYS (1872 - 1920), solicitor another solicitor, Harvey Clifton. This enabled him to accept, from time to time, instructions from 'country' practices (including Lloyd George and George) to act on their behalf as 'London agents' in cases before the higher courts. But he had, in practice, to employ Clifton to deal with such cases on his behalf, with the result that Clifton received the bulk of the fees paid. By 1897, now a father of
ROBERTS, DAVID (Dewi Ogwen; 1818 - 1897), Independent minister the local newspaper. At the age of 15 he was admitted to membership of the church at Lônpopty (now the Tabernacle) but two or three years later joined the Independents at Ebenezer. He was apparently induced to take this step because, after reading Samuel Bowen's book on the Atonement, he was uncertain about some points of doctrine; it is also probable that Arthur Jones's personal influence had
ROBERTS, EDWYN CYNRIG (1837 - 1893), pioneer in Patagonia campaign. In March 1865, he and Lewis Jones were sent to Buenos Aires to confirm the arrangements with the Government before proceeding to New Bay to prepare for the arrival of the emigrants. They faced further disappointment when Dr. Rawson confessed that he could not keep his promise of financial assistance as the country was engaged in an expensive war against Paraguay. Edwyn and Lewis were now faced
ROBERTS, EVAN (1836 - 1918), watch salesman and 'the greatest horological collector of all' , and subsequently at various venues and international exhibitions in London; several catalogues were published (H. G. Abbott, Catalogue of the historic and antique watches from the famous collection of Mr Evan Roberts… Chicago, 1893; H. G. Abbott, The Roberts collection of antique watches… Chicago, 1897; [Evan Roberts] Historic horology, being a catalogue... London, 1912). Now a wealthy man, and
ROBERTS, EVAN (1923 - 2007), research chemist and industrialist friendly relations among peoples of the world". Not long after moving to Llangefni, he renewed links with the Chemistry Department at UCNW (now Bangor University), and he was made an Honorary Fellow by the university in 1997. He endowed two prizes, the 'Peboc Medal and Prize' for the best final year student, and the 'Evan Roberts Prize' for the best second year student. After retiring, he returned to the
ROBERTS, GRIFFITH (1735 - 1808), physician at Dolgelley, antiquary, and collector of manuscripts as ' Hen Dŷ'r Doctor ' (Plas Isa) and now forming part of the Golden Lion hotel. At Dolgelley he had access to the Hengwrt manuscripts (in Welsh and other languages) which, in his day, were still at Hengwrt. Moreover, he himself owned several manuscripts, many of which now form part of the Hengwrt-Peniarth collection in N.L.W.; for particulars, with references also to other Welsh manuscripts, which
ROBERTS, GRIFFITH (Gwrtheyrn; 1846 - 1915), littérateur of his which are now in the National Library, show his great interest in the older literature. In a totally different field, he published in 1897 Pum Plwy Penllyn, a most useful history of Poor Law administration in Penllyn from 1720 till 1897.
ROBERTS, GWILYM OWEN (1909 - 1987), author, lecturer, minister and psychologist sixties. Roberts's column was certainly a key influence on his important pamphlet Yr Argyfwng Gwacter Ystyr. The pamphlet shares the same central argument as articles by Roberts from the period which preceded it, namely that the language of religion in Wales, above all else, was now meaningless and irrelevant to the vast majority. Roberts believed that meaning could be restored to modern life through

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