Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ELLIS, EDWARD LEWIS (1922 - 2008), historian and biographer Wales, Aberystwyth, in October 1941 primarily to study history, but was called up to serve in the royal navy from 1942 until the end of the war. Here he served as a gunnery officer and attained the rank of lieutenant. In 1945 he returned to Aberystwyth to continue his undergraduate studies and graduated with an exceptionally good First Class Honours degree in history in 1947. In the same year Ellis
ELLIS, THOMAS IORWERTH (1899 - 1970), educationalist and author , Aberystwyth 1941-46. At the beginning of World War II he was appointed honorary secretary of the Committee to Safeguard Welsh Culture, the movement which was to become Undeb Cymru Fydd in 1941. He remained its secretary until 1967. He was High Sheriff of Cardiganshire 1944-45. He was a member of the University of Wales Court, the council of University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, the court and council of
ELLIS-GRIFFITH, Sir ELLIS (JONES) (1860 - 1926), barrister and M.P. June 1934 and Lady Ellis-Griffith in 1941.
EMANUEL, HYWEL DAVID (1921 - 1970), librarian and Medieval Latin scholar Born 14 May 1921 in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, the son of William David Emanuel, schoolmaster, and his wife Margaret (née James). He was educated at Llanelli boys' grammar school and at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he graduated with honours in Latin in 1941. After five years' service overseas in the Royal Navy during World War II, he became, in 1947, an assistant keeper
EMMANUEL, IVOR LEWIS (1927 - 2007), singer and actor Ivor Emmanuel was born at 3 Prince Street, Margam on November 7 1927, the son of Stephen John Emmanuel (1905-1941), a steelworker, and his wife Ivy Margaretta (née Lewis, 1908-1941). He had a younger sister and brother, Mair and John. When he was less than a year old the family moved to Pontrhydyfen, the village in which the actor Richard Burton was born, and the two became friends. On May 11
ENOCH, SAMUEL IFOR (1914 - 2001), minister (Presbyterian) and theological professor Scholarship, where he graduated in Theology. After a year's preparation for the ministry at Bala College he received a call in 1941 to minister at Trinity English Presbyterian Church, Aberdare. In 1948 he continued his New Testament studies at Union Theological Seminary, New York, where he was greatly influenced by the eminent scholar, F. C. Grant. He was appointed to the New Testament Chair at the United
EVANS, DAVID (1879 - 1965), public servant and hymn-writer , particularly with the affairs of Crwys Road Presbyterian Chapel, serving for many years as one of the elders and in 1941 as the general secretary. He was also a member of the Cardiff Cymmrodorion Council. After his retirement he and his wife went to live first in Aberystwyth and from 1951 in Porthcawl, continuing to immerse themselves in chapel life. Throughout his life David Evans was a prolific writer of
EVANS, Sir DAVID EMRYS (1891 - 1966), educationist and translator for four terms - 1933-35, 1941-44, 1948-50, 1954-56. He was chairman of the Central Advisory Council for Education (Wales) 1944-46, and of the Schools Broadcasting Council (Wales); deputy-chairman of the Local Government Commission for Wales 1959-62; a member of the Welsh Advisory Committee of the National Trust and of the Welsh Committee of the Arts Council. He also sat on the Royal Commission on
EVANS, DAVID TECWYN (1876 - 1957), Meth. minister , at the beginning of his career, he went on a preaching tour of America, and again in 1913. He was minister at Aberdovey 1902, Llanddulas 1904, Portdinorwic 1907, Conwy 1910, Llanrwst 1911, Birkenhead 1914, Wrexham 1919, Rhyl 1922, Bangor 1925, Llandudno 1928, Tregarth 1931, Abergele 1936, Aberdovey 1939. In 1941 he became supernumerary and moved to Rhyl where he died 27 October 1957. He married
EVANS, EVAN KERI (1860 - 1941), minister (Congl.) spiritual pilgrimage, by T. Glyn Thomas, was published in 1961. He resigned from the ministry in 1938 and retired to Llanelli where he died 7 June 1941. He was particularly gifted as a translator of hymns.
EVANS, GEORGE EWART (1909 - 1988), writer and oral historian background is the Welsh valleys which played such a formative role in making him the kind of remarkable social historian he was. He died on 11 January 1988 at Brooke, and was cremated in Norwich; his ashes were scattered on the hills above Abercynon. His wife died at Brooke 19 September 1999. His son Matthew (Lord Evans of Temple Guiting, born 1941), became managing director then chairman of George Ewart
EVANS, GWYNFOR RICHARD (1912 - 2005), Welsh nationalist and politician independence which would enable him to dedicate himself to his mission for Wales. This too was the beginning of the political relationship with Carmarthenshire which would take him to the County Council (1949-73) and to Westminster where he would represent the constituency twice (1966-70, 1974-79). On St David's Day 1941 he married Rhiannon Prys Thomas (1919-2006) whose unconditional support for her husband

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