Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER DAVID (1873 - 1934), artist collections of the National Museum of Wales at Cardiff, the National Library of Wales at Aberystwyth, and the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery at Swansea, and at Caernarvon, Maes-teg, and Coleg Harlech.
DAVIES, Sir WILLIAM (LLEWELYN) (1887 - 1952), librarian appointed first assistant librarian under Sir John Ballinger at the young National Library of Wales at Aberystwyth. When Ballinger retired in 1930 Davies succeeded him as chief librarian, a position which he held until his death. The task which faced him was a formidable one - to continue and develop the work, so successfully begun, of building up in Wales a national library which would rank among the
ANWYL, Sir EDWARD (1866 - 1914), Celtic scholar Born 5 August 1866 at Chester, son of John and Ellen Anwyl, he was educated at the King's School, Chester, and at Oriel and Mansfield colleges, Oxford. He became professor of Welsh at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1892, and, later, professor of Comparative Philology as well. He was appointed first principal of Monmouthshire Training College, Caerleon, in November 1913, but died 8
PHILLIPS, JAMES (1703 - 1783), cleric and antiquarian According to T. M. Rees (Not. W.), he was born at Blaenau-y-pant, in the parish of Llandygwydd, Carmarthenshire (sic for Cardiganshire). O. Jones (Cymru) and Y Brython (1861, 162) state only that he was 'of Blaen-pant,' which does not necessarily imply that he was born there. Foster (Alumni Oxonienses) mentions a James Phillips who was the son of John Phillips of Lampeter Velfrey, Pembrokeshire
MORGAN, IWAN JAMES (1904 - 1966), extra-mural tutor and politician Born 1904 at Tondu, Glamorganshire, the son of John James Morgan (1870 - 1954), the head teacher of Garw secondary school, 1909-35. He was educated at Bridgend County School and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he graduated with honours in economics in 1926. He was awarded the degree of M.A. in 1929 for a thesis on the ' Origins and Development of the University Movement in
COX, JOHN (1800 - 1870), printer, bookseller, and postmaster G. Eyre Evans, Aberystwyth and its Court Leet (1902), provides a fairly complete list of the publications from the John Cox press. Among them were two newspapers - The Demetian Mirror; or Aberystwyth Reporter and Visitants' Informant …, which appeared once a week from 15 August 1840 till 31 October 1840, and The Aberystwyth Chronicle and Illustrated Times, a weekly paper published between 9 June
CHARLES, BERTIE GEORGE (1908 - 2000), scholar and archivist He was born 13 February 1908 at Penparc, near Trefin in Pembrokeshire. He was brought up at Tresinwen Farm and educated at Henner elementary school and Fishguard County School, where he was taught by D. J. Williams as his English master. In the autumn of 1926 he entered the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, to study English, and graduated with an exceptionally good first class honours
EVANS, JOHN SILAS (1864 - 1953), priest and astronomer interests were folklore and local history. He never married. When he retired in 1938 he went to live in Aberystwyth so as to be within easy reach of the National Library of Wales. He called his home Ad astra. After he had returned to his old home in his native village he wrote the history of Pencarreg parish. He died there, 19 April 1953, and was buried in the churchyard.
SHADRACH, AZARIAH (1774 - 1844), schoolmaster, Independent minister, and author some formal education from John Young, sexton of Nevern, but he was mainly self-taught. He entered the service of the Rev. John Richards, minister at Treffgarne, Rhodiad, and Rhosycaerau, as a farm-servant upon condition that he should be allowed to read in his library during hours of leisure. He began to preach at Rhosycaerau, making preaching itineraries in South Wales in 1797, and in North Wales
DAVIES, CATHERINE GLYN (1926 - 2007), historian of philosophy and linguistics, and translator College of Wales, Aberystwyth. She obtained a University of Wales studentship and again in Aberystwyth she graduated MA in 1949 for a thesis 'A critical study of John Locke's examination of Père Malebranche's opinion of seeing all things in God'. In 1948 she was awarded the Kemsley travelling fellowship of the University of Wales which enabled her to spend a year at the Sorbonne, Paris, studying the
WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN KYFFIN (1918 - 2006), painter and author . Having reached the age of fifty, he was determined to accomplish something special. He stayed in the Welsh colony for four months, recording the people, the landscape, the birds and animals. He returned home with a unique and priceless collection of paintings. This he presented as a gift to the National Library in Aberystwyth, after the National Museum had refused it. On the basis of his collection of
JONES, IEUAN SAMUEL (1918 - 2004), minister (Cong.) impressions of the churches and countries, and being a keen photographer, he would have so many photos to display. He would report constantly about his experiences in Y Tyst, and the detailed diaries of his travels have been safeguarded in the Missionary Library which he built over the years at Tŷ John Penri. He was proud of the fact that it was the best Missionary Library in Wales, a library that not only

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