Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, ANNIE FLORENCE (1884 - 1967), revivalist and missionary revival then going on in the Khasia Hills, Evans applied to serve the Foreign Mission of the Calvinistic Methodists in India. Supporting her application, the Rev. John Thickens of Aberaeron wrote that she was 'a very exceptional lady, possessed of deep convictions and of insight into the truth.' Florrie Evans left Liverpool on the steam ship 'City of Karachi' on 19 November 1908, and was in Sylhet by
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, Sir ARTHUR JOHN (1851 - 1941), keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford - see EVANS, LEWIS
EVANS, BERIAH GWYNFE (1848 - 1927), journalist and dramatist , also undertaking general journalistic work. He was for some years a correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury, and he contributed to many other papers. In 1917 he was appointed editor of the Welsh Congregational weekly, Y Tyst. Both as journalist and as a member of the 'gorsedd' he was a prominent figure at the national eisteddfod, and after the death of Eifionydd (John Thomas, 1848 - 1922) in 1922 he
EVANS, CLIFFORD GEORGE (1912 - 1985), actor short one it brought Clifford Evans into the limelight. In summer 1933, he played the role of Everyman in Welsh, 'Pobun', at the Wrexham Eisteddfod. This was made possible by the work of Lord Howard de Walden, long a supporter of a Welsh National Theatre. Following his West End debut, he was cast in John van Druten's The Distaff Side with Sybil Thorndike, completing a three-month run in London and
EVANS, DANIEL (1774 - 1835), Congregational minister he spent the remainder of his life as a very successful minister and preacher. He succoured weak churches and started some new causes. He was a moderate Calvinist in his doctrine. He died 3 March 1835. He wrote biographies of Lewis Rees, William Evans of Cwmllynfell John Davies of Alltwen, and John Davies of Llansamlet, together with Lleferydd yr Asyn (Swansea, J. Harris, 1822), Y Cawg Aur (Swansea
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 to the Sir John Rhys Chair of Celtic that year, and he continued his studies of Welsh syntax. He gained his B.Litt (Oxford) in 1952. He did not, however, continue his ministerial course (though he was a lay preacher for many years) and he returned to the Welsh department at Swansea as an assistant lecturer in 1948 following the appointment of Melville Richards as principal lecturer in Celtic
EVANS, DAVID (1886 - 1968), Professor of German and author Born 18 November 1886 in the Blaen-ffos area of Pembrokeshire, son of John Evans (died 18 January 1914, 81 yrs old) and Elizabeth his wife (died 30 January 1937, 86 yrs old) of Bwlchnewydd, parish of Castellan. He was educated at Cardigan intermediate school, where German had a prominent place in the curriculum, and after a fruitless period farming at home he entered the University College of
EVANS, DAVID (1830 - 1910), archdeacon of St Asaph Born 1830 (christened 24 June) at Goitre, Llanrhystud, Cardiganshire, son of John and Mary Evans, and educated at Ystrad Meurig and at S. Bees. He became curate of Nantglyn, 1856, and of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, 1857, and perpetual curate of Frongoch (near Bala), 1858, and of Pont-bleiddyn, 1859. From 1866 to 1876 he was rector of Llanycil with Bala; it may be mentioned that he and John Peter
EVANS, DAVID (1744 - 1821), Baptist minister afterwards he was persuaded to preach. He married in 1774 and took a smallholding near Troed-yr-aur. He and John Richards (died 1808) were ordained at Newcastle Emlyn, 1778. On behalf of the Welsh Baptist mission he visited North Wales thirteen times. From 1787 until 1817 he looked after Maes-y-berllan (near Brecon) and its branches; he also started causes at Crickadarn and Brecon. Two of his sons, JOHN
EVANS, DAVID (1879 - 1965), public servant and hymn-writer teacher in 1895 at an annual salary of £5. The schoolmaster at this time was John Finnemore, a highly effective teacher, a well-known author of books for boys and undoubtedly, as David Evans would later acknowledge, an important influence on his intellectual development during his formative years. After leaving school he initially pursued a career as a school teacher. After a short spell as assistant

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