Dictionary of Welsh Biography

RICHARDS, THOMAS (1878 - 1962), librarian and historian Born 15 March 1878 at Maes-glas, a smallholding near Tal-y-bont, Cardiganshire, son of Isaac Richards and Jane (née Mason). The family later moved to Ynystudur, near Tre'rddol. He received his early education at Tal-y-bont and Taliesin schools. He was a pupil-teacher for four years and, from 1897, was for two years a teacher at Alexandra School, Aberystwyth before entering the University College
DAVIES, JOHN (Brychan; 1784? - 1864), poet, publisher, and promoter of the friendly society movement rural culture could become acclimatized among the raw industrial communities of 'the Hills.' Davies came under the influence (c. 1814) of Iolo Morganwg, and was initiated in 1818 into Iolo's 'Gorsedd': he bore a leading part in the eisteddfodic movement in Monmouthshire, and co-operated with Taliesin ap Iolo, Carnhuanawc, Cynddelw, D. Rhys Stephen, and other literati of the district at that time. But
WILLIAMS, ROBERT (1810 - 1881), cleric, Celtic scholar and antiquary reliable. His most important works have been noticed above, but he made other contributions to scholarship to which reference must be made. He published The History and Antiquities of the Town of Aberconway (Denbigh, 1835); he revised many of the notes to the new edition (Oswestry, 1878) of the The history of the Gwydir family by Sir John Wynne; he translated 'The Book of Taliesin' for W. F. Skene's Four
LEWIS, Sir WILLIAM THOMAS (first BARON MERTHYR of SENGHENYDD), (1837 - 1914), coal magnate Born 5 August 1837, son of Thomas William Lewis, engineer to the Plymouth iron-works (Merthyr Tydfil), was at school under Taliesin Williams, but at 13 was articled to his father. In 1855 he became assistant-engineer in the service of the Bute estate, and in 1864 mineral agent to that estate. In the same year he married Anne, daughter of WILLIAM REES, owner of Llety-Shenkin colliery, Aberdare
WILLIAMS, EDWARD (Iolo Morganwg; 1747 - 1826), poet and antiquary subjects. When the Dyfed society held an eisteddfod at Carmarthen in 1819, he succeeded in making the Gorsedd an essential part of its proceedings. He was urged to publish the manuscripts which he maintained he had discovered in Glamorgan and in his old age he was busy arranging to publish Cyfrinach Beirdd Ynys Prydain. He died at Trefflemin on 18 December 1826. He had four children, his son, Taliesin
WILLIAMS, MARIA JANE (Llinos; 1795 - 1873), folklore collector and musician published as Ancient National Airs of Gwent and Morgannwg in 1844, Lady Llanover having secured a dedication of the volume to the young Queen Victoria. Lady Llanover also encouraged her to publish the tunes accompanied by Welsh lyrics, with some assistance from Taliesin Williams ('Taliesin ab Iolo') (a friend of Maria Jane's brother William) and John Jones ('Tegid'). The English translations (some by
CUNEDDA WLEDIG (fl. 450?), British prince were current in Christian circles of this time; the title Gwledig (ruler) indicates a prince of special (perhaps Roman) authority. The name is an unusual one, though found in the place-name Allt Cunedda near Kidwelly; it was bestowed, perhaps as an antiquarian Revival, upon a son of Cadwallon ap Gruffudd ap Cynan. The poem in the ' Book of Taliesin ' known as ' Marwnad Cunedda ' has some interesting
CYNDDELW BRYDYDD MAWR (fl. 1155-1200), leading 12th century Welsh court poet his work - that of the panegyric awdl strongly influenced by the poetry of Aneirin and Taliesin and that of the Powysian englynion. In the course of a bardic disputation early in Cynddelw's career (The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales, 154a), he was reminded that he had sprung from no family of poets, and although his opponent, Seisyll Bryffwrch, was concerned in minimizing his achievements, he refers
WILLIAMS, Sir IFOR (1881 - 1965), Welsh scholar Hengerdd, the poetry associated with the names of Aneirin, Taliesin and Llywarch Hen. It was this poetry, or subjects which shed some light on it, that engaged his attention from the age of 25 until a few years before his death. After graduating in 1906 he took ' Y Gododdin ', the poem attributed to Aneirin, the sixth century poet, as the subject of his M.A. dissertation, and published notes on the
JONES, JOHN ROBERT (1911 - 1970), philosopher and patriot (1968); A rhaid i'r iaith ein gwahanu? (1967); Yr ewyllys i barhau (1969); Gwaedd yng Nghymru (1970); Ac Onide (1970); Welsh articles on philosophy and religion in Y Drysorfa, 1933, 1943, 1949; Credaf, 1944; Taliesin, 1967; Efrydiau Athronyddol, 1938, 1939, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1961, 1969; Diwinyddiaeth, 1969; Y Drysorfa 1956; Saith ysgrif ar grefydd (ed. Dewi Z. Phillips), 1967; in English
JOHN, MARY HANNAH (1874 - 1962), singer and revivalist young with the Band of Hope at Jerusalem. May John began singing competitively at the age of twelve, and made an immediate impact in local eisteddfodau in the Rhondda. She was taught initially by choir leader Taliesin Hopkins (1859-1906) from Cymer, and then by Clara Novello Davies in Cardiff. At the Pontypridd National Eisteddfod of 1893, she won the soprano duet competition with a rendition of 'Quis
BRUCE, HENRY AUSTIN (1815 - 1895), 1st baron Aberdare to see this hope realized and to be chosen as first chancellor of the University. He died a fortnight later, that is, 25 February 1895. Lord Aberdare was twice married. The second son of his second marriage, William Napier Bruce, is separately noticed. Lord Aberdare knew Welsh, and translated some of the poems of Taliesin ab Iolo and of Owen Gruffydd into English.

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