Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVID, Sir TANNATT WILLIAM EDGEWORTH (1858 - 1934), geologist and explorer
DAVIES, ALUN TALFAN (1913 - 2000), barrister, judge, politician, publisher and businessman of Wales, Aberystwyth, and in 1973 the University of Wales awarded him an honorary doctorate of law. He took a keen interest in television, and was a director of Harlech TV 1967-1983, serving as vice-chair under the chairmanship of Lord Harlech, and chairing its Welsh Board 1978-1983. A close associate of Sir Julian Hodge, he was a director of the Commercial Bank of Wales from 1971 to 1996, serving
DAVIES, Sir ALFRED THOMAS (1861 - 1949), the first Permanent Secretary (1907-25) of the Welsh Department of the Board of Education of the Denbighshire County Council and its Education Committee. After his retirement from the Board, though he lived in England, he continued to interest himself in Welsh matters, founding the Ceiriog Memorial Institute at Glyn Ceiriog, and publishing (in addition to numerous pamphlets) two biographical volumes: O.M. (a memoir of Sir Owen M. Edwards; 1946) and The Lloyd George I knew (1948). He was
DAVIES, ALUN (1916 - 1980), historian the London School of Economics, attracted there mainly by Professor Medlicott. His title was Reader in International History and his chief occupation was to supervise research students in conjunction with Sir Goronwy Edwards (1891-1976) the director of the Institute for Historical Research at London University. During his time in London he held the important post of secretary of the Royal Historical
DAVIES, ANEIRIN TALFAN (1909 - 1980), poet, literary critic, broadcaster and publisher from 1980 onwards, and it now no longer exists. Llyfrau'r Dryw was responsible for the successful 'Crwydro Cymru' series of travel books, to which Aneirin himself contributed three excellent volumes, Crwydro Sir Gâr (1955) and Crwydro Bro Morgannwg in two volumes (1972 and 1976). In 1962 the two brothers established a new Welsh magazine, Barn. Aneirin was its editor for a while, and contributed a
DAVIES, BENJAMIN (1739? - 1817), Independent academy tutor ; he was also pastor of the church there. In September 1781 he became classical and mathematical tutor at Homerton Academy; from 1783 he was also pastor of Fetter Lane. He resigned his tutorship in 1787, and his pastorate in 1795. He died at Bath, 22 July 1817. He was thrice married. Of his very few published works, the most noteworthy was Primitive Candour, a reply to Joseph Priestley. JAMES DAVIES
DAVIES, BENJAMIN (1858 - 1943), singer tenor to the Carl Rosa Company in 1885 he travelled with that company for three years; in 1885 also he married Clara Perry, chief soprano of the company. In 1888 he returned to London and took part in nearly a thousand performances, e.g. Dorothy, a musical comedy; afterwards he was chosen by Sir Arthur Sullivan to sing in the opera Ivanhoe. He had become one of the most popular singers in Britain and
DAVIES, CATHERINE GLYN (1926 - 2007), historian of philosophy and linguistics, and translator of the period leading up to the discovery by Sir William Jones (1746–1794) of the inter-relationship of Latin, Greek and Sanskrit. She set the studies of the Welshmen in a European context. She wrote well in Welsh and English. Her unassuming nature hid another talent, writing haikus in Welsh and English. She had a quiet humour and also considerable determination as she continued to work despite
DAVIES, CERIDWEN LLOYD (1900 - 1983), musician and lecturer . During 1932, at the invitation of the editor, J. Lloyd Williams, she contributed to the bilingual journal Y Cerddor a series of twelve articles on 'Music Teaching in Schools'. They were well-received, and in 1933 appeared in book form under the title The Teaching of Music in Schools: a consideration of matter and method from kindergarten to senior classes. Sir Walford Davies, Director of the National
DAVIES, DANIEL (1797 - 1876), Baptist minister to Wales in 1817 and began to preach to Methodist congregations. In 1821, however, he was baptized in the river Taff by David Saunders II (1769 - 1840), of Merthyr Tydfil and the same year was established as minister of a (Welsh) Baptist congregation in London. Towards the end of 1826 he was appointed to succeed Joseph Harris (Gomer) at Swansea, and there he laboured until 1855. From 1855 to 1860
DAVIES, DANIEL (1840 - 1916), cashier to the Ocean Collieries at Ton, Ystrad, Glamorganshire ), and wrote a biographical note at the beginning of Gwaith Barddonol Islwyn (O. M. Edwards), 1897. Sir Owen M. Edwards stated that Islwyn's works could never have been published in collected form but for the co-operation of Daniel Davies. The correspondence which he received from a large number of ministers and writers of his period is preserved at N.L.W.
DAVIES, Sir DANIEL THOMAS (1899 - 1966), physician

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