Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GWERFUL MECHAIN (1462? - 1500), poetess All that is known of her is that she was the daughter of Hywel Fychan of Mechain in Powys, confirmation of which is to be found in a cywydd written by Dafydd Llwyd, who sent Llywelyn ap Gutun to her with an expression of his love. It is known that bits of her poems were still preserved in the memory of country folk as late as the 19th century, for both Ap Vychan and Sir Owen M. Edwards refer to
GWYNN, HARRI (1913 - 1985), writer and broadcaster Eisteddfod Gorsedd, as was routinely the case with former General Secretaries. (Hywel Teifi Edwards brought this story to light years later.) Harri had to wait for decades before Gorsedd membership was eventually agreed. Harri's career took another turn in 1961, when he was made producer and main presenter of the television programme Heddiw, launched by Nan Davies. The work involved travelling to the BBC
HARRI MASTR (fl. 15th century), poet of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire. He was apparently in holy orders, but no proof has yet been found to support the statement that he was the parson of Llandyfaelog. His name is given as Harri (ap) Hywel in some manuscripts, including Havod MS. 3, ' Syr ' Harri ap Rhys in NLW MS 566B, while Cwrtmawr MS 200B gives him as (Mastr) Harri ap Hywel alias Harri Hir. Some of his poetry is found in manuscripts
HARRIES, HYWEL - see HARRIS, HOWELL
HARRIES, HYWEL (1921 - 1990), art teacher, artist, cartoonist Hywel Harries was born in Tumble, Carmarthenshire, 7 October 1921, the son of David John Harries and his wife Sarah Ann. He was educated locally and at Gwendraeth grammar school. He showed his artistic talent early and went to Llanelli Art School but he joined the RAF at the start of World War 2 in 1941 and served for five years. On his relaease in 1946 he attended Cardiff Technical College where
HARRIS, HYWEL - see HARRIS, HOWELL
HOLLAND family . Pennant Ereithlyn, Eglwys-bach, Denbighshire - see J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 24). A son of his, John Holland (sheriff of Anglesey in 1461), married Elinor, daughter of Ithel ap Hywel of Berw in Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog, Anglesey, and founded the family of (4) Holland of Berw, separately noticed; DAVID HOLLANT I (b)(see J. E. Griffith, op. cit., 259); his eldest son, GRIFFITH HOLLAND, lived at (5
HOWELL, JOHN (Ioan ab Hywel, Ioan Glandyfroedd; 1774 - 1830), weaver, schoolmaster, poet, editor, and musician NLW MS 19B. He is probably the 'Ioan ab Hywel' some of whose work is found in NLW MS 1238B (a Thomas Edwards, Twm o'r Nant MS.) He died 18 November 1830, and was buried in the churchyard of Llandingat, Llandovery.
HOWELLS, THOMAS (Hywel Cynon; 1839 - 1905), collier, printer, poet, preacher, and musician Born 12 October 1839, at Glyn Neath, Glamorganshire. The family moved to Rhymney and the son began to work as a collier's boy when he was only seven years old. Later, at Aberaman, whither the family had moved from Rhymney, he was able to receive some education and he began to attend an evening class conducted by the Rev. John Davies. In 1858 John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt) came to Aberdare and Hywel
HUGHES, HYWEL STANFORD (1886 - 1970), cattle breeder, benefactor and Welsh nationalist their cousins was Sarah Pugh Jones, a well-known local historian and librarian at Llangollen. Hywel was educated at Grove Park grammar school, Wrexham, and Kinsgwood, Bath, a Methodist foundation. After leaving school he became a pupil with a veterinary surgeon at Llangollen, but in 1907 he sailed for Bogota, Colombia, to join two uncles, Ifor and R.J. Jones, both of whom were engaged in the import
HUGHES, THOMAS HYWEL (1875 - 1945), Congregational minister, theologian, and philosopher
HUW ap DAFYDD (fl. 1550-1628), poet From the fact that the objects of his panegyrics and elegies were North Wales gentry it appears that the poet, too, was from that part of Wales though according to Cambrian Biog., Cymru (O.J), Enwogion Cymru: a Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen, and Blackwell he was from Ewyas, Herefordshire. A number of his poems remain in manuscripts, including some to Hywel ap Siôn ap Dafydd ab Ithel

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