Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, JOHN GWENOGVRYN (1852 - 1930), palaeographer ) Facsimile of the Chirk Codex (Llanbedrog, 1909 [ 1920 ]); (7) The White Book Mabinogion (Pwllheli, 1907 [ 1909 ]); (8) The Text of the Book of Aneirin (Pwllheli, 1908); Facsimile and Text of the Book of Aneirin (Pwllheli, 1908 [ 1910 ]); (9) The Text of the Book of Taliesin (Llanbedrog, 1910); Facsimile and Text of the Book of Taliesin (Llanbedrog, 1910 [ 1916 ]); (9b) Poems from the Book of Taliesin
LEWIS, IVOR (1895 - 1982), consultant surgeon to contribute to the wider development of health services in his homeland. Outside Medicine Ivor loved the traditions, the language and literature of Wales and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to be admitted, in 1970, as a member of the White Order of the Gorsedd of Bards with the bardic name Ifor o Wynfe, at the National Eisteddfod held that year in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. In 1977 his
PENNANT, THOMAS (1726 - 1798), naturalist, antiquary, traveller of Edinburgh. Among Pennant's foreign correspondents were several distinguished persons, such as Linnaeus, Le Comte de Buffon, Dr. Pallas (The Hague), and Gronovius (Leyden). The English naturalist, Gilbert White, the author of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, also had correspondence with him. Of Welshmen with whom he had association and to whom he was indebted were the following
JEFFREYS, JUSTINA (1787 - 1869), gentlewoman Leslie (1790-1865). It was not uncommon at the time for men stationed in Jamaica to take a mistress for the duration of their postings and the illegitimate offspring were recorded in the baptismal registers as the 'supposed children' of their fathers. At the end of his Jamaica posting McMurdo went on to Canada where he married a well-connected white woman, and started a legitimate family, before
HYWEL DDA (d. 950), king and legislator book of the law as devised at the White House. In the 19th century Aneurin Owen discovered that the earliest manuscripts should be separated into three distinct 'codes' differing materially one from the other. Between the 10th and 12th cents. these differences grew, for the unity of Hywel's kingdom did not survive his death in 950. It is considered that the 'Code of Dyfed' (The Book of Blegywryd
JONES, JOHN (c. 1578-1583 - 1658?) Gellilyfdy, Loveday, Ysgeifiog, calligrapher and transcriber of manuscripts ., although not uniformly good, show that he aimed at something more than a faithful transcript of the original text - he wished that copy to be an artistic copy with the addition of embellishments by himself. All his work is in black upon white. Sometimes the initials are in open-work with the interstices filled in solid black, and, whereas many of his initial capitals are capable of reproduction, others
PRYSE family Gogerddan, of 'Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch,' 'The White Book of Roderick,' now Peniarth MS 4 and Peniarth MS 5 in N.L.W. (The present whereabouts of 'Llyfr Gwyrdd Gogerddan,' 'The Green Book of Gogerddan' are not known). The pedigree of the family up to the year 1588 is given by Lewis Dwnn (Visitations, i, 44-5), based, probably, on tables compiled by Thomas Jones (c. 1530 - 1609), Fountain Gate, Tregaron; see also
ELLIS, EDWARD LEWIS (1922 - 2008), historian and biographer came an informal approach from the Baroness White of Rhymney and her brother Tristan Jones that Dr Ellis should prepare a full-length biography of their father Dr Thomas Jones CH (1870-1955), the former deputy secretary to the Cabinet from 1916 until 1930. After some hesitation and discussion, he accepted the alluring offer. Then in 1986 he found himself obliged to draft and edit a booklet on the
EMMANUEL, IVOR LEWIS (1927 - 2007), singer and actor was produced in Cardiff by the independent television company TWW and ran in direct competition to the BBC's 'The Black and White Minstrel Show' on Sunday evenings. 'Land of Song' was broadcast on the ITV network and was one of the first Welsh light entertainment television shows to attract a massive nationwide audience; much of its success was attributed to Emmanuel's personal popularity. His
CHARLES, WILLIAM JOHN (1931 - 2004), footballer John bade farwell to school at the age of fourteen to join other promising apprentices on the staff of Swansea football club. As well as training at the Vetch Field, he was expected to paint, weed and tidy the terraces, and to look after the club stars' kit and boots. For some reason, although the club appreciated the young footballer's skills, he never got to wear the white jersey of the Swansea
OWEN, GERALLT LLOYD (1944 - 2014), teacher, publisher, poet banks of the river and also depicts the river as a symbol of life. A strange theme for one who lived out his childhood years in Sarnau, a village that cannot boast a river! He was honoured with the white robe of the Gorsedd in Cardigan in 1976 taking the bardic name Gerallt Llwyd, and he intended to compete at that Eisteddfod but did not finish his poem with the title 'Gwanwyn' (Spring) before the
KNIBB, MARY (c.1798 - 1866), abolitionist and social reformer fellow countrymen. She and William believed that they had been sent to the island not to turn the African Jamaicans into Caribbean versions of Englishmen but to assist them in creating a new Jamaica, one where Black and White had equal opportunities. Mary's daughter Ann married Ellis Fray, a Black graduate of the Calabar seminary, a facility set up by the Knibbs to enable African Jamaicans to train for

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