Beasley [née James], (Catherine) Eileen (1921–2012), teacher and Welsh-language campaigner, was born on 4 April 1921 at Pen-y-bryn, Henllan Amgoed, Carmarthenshire, the daughter of David John James, farmer, and his wife, Mary Winifred, née Williams. Pen-y-bryn was her maternal grandparents' home, and she was raised on her parents' farm, ...
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Beasley [née James], (Catherine) Eileen (1921–2012), teacher and Welsh-language campaigner
Colin H. Williams and E. Wyn James
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Beasley, (Catherine) Eileen (1921–2012)
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(Catherine) Eileen Beasley (1921–2012) by unknown photographer, 1951 [with husband, Trefor] courtesy of Delyth Prys
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Colin H. Williams and E. Wyn James
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See Beasley [née James], (Catherine) Eileen
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Bell, Sir (Harold) Idris (1879–1967), papyrologist and scholar of Welsh literature
C. H. Roberts
revised
Bell, Sir (Harold) Idris (1879–1967), papyrologist and scholar of Welsh literature, was born on 2 October 1879 at Epworth, Lincolnshire, the son of Charles Christopher Bell (b. 1845), chemist, and his wife, Rachel Hughes (d. 1880). His father's family had been yeoman farmers in the north midlands and had marked literary leanings, his father not least; but the Welsh inheritance from his mother meant more to ...
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Bell, Sir (Harold) Idris (1879–1967)
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Sir (Harold) Idris Bell (1879–1967) by Walter Stoneman, 1955 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Davies, John (c. 1570–1644), Church of England clergyman and Welsh scholar
Mihail Dafydd Evans
Davies, John (c. 1570–1644), Church of England clergyman and Welsh scholar, was born at Llanferres, Denbighshire, the son of Dafydd ab Ieuan ap Rhys, said to have been a weaver, and his wife, Elizabeth ferch Lewis ap Dafydd Lloyd. It was within a few miles of his birthplace that he came in contact with two men who set the course for his life and achievements. The first, the ...
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Edwards, Owen (1933–2010), broadcasting executive and promoter of the Welsh language
Geraint Talfan Davies
Edwards, Owen (1933–2010), broadcasting executive and promoter of the Welsh language, was born on 26 December 1933 at Neuaddwen, Llanbadarn Road, Aberystwyth, the elder son of Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards (1895–1970), educationist, and his wife, Eirys Mary, née Phillips (1897–1981). Both his father and his grandfather were pivotal in transforming the place of the Welsh language in Welsh society. His grandfather ...
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Evans, Daniel Silvan (1818–1903), Welsh scholar and lexicographer
J. E. Lloyd
revised by Beti Jones
Evans, Daniel Silvan (1818–1903), Welsh scholar and lexicographer, born at Fron Wilym Uchaf, Llannarth, Cardiganshire, on 11 January 1818, was the son of Silvanus Evans, a farmer, and his wife, Sarah. He attended a nearby school for two months at a house called ...
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Evans, John [pseuds. I. D. Ffraid, Adda Jones] (1814–1875), Welsh scholar and businessman
D. Ben Rees
Evans, John [pseuds. I. D. Ffraid, Adda Jones] (1814–1875), Welsh scholar and businessman, was born at Tŷ Mawr, Llansanffraid Glan Conwy, on 23 July 1814, the son of David and Grace Evans. His education consisted of two periods, at Abergele in 1824 and at ...
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Foster, Sir Idris Llewelyn (1911–1984), Welsh and Celtic scholar
R. Geraint Gruffydd
Foster, Sir Idris Llewelyn (1911–1984), Welsh and Celtic scholar, was born on 23 July 1911 at Carneddi, Bethesda, Caernarvonshire, the elder child and elder son of Harold Llewelyn Foster, of Bethesda, and his wife, Anne Jane Roberts, both shopkeepers. He was educated at ...
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Gruffydd, (Robert) Geraint (1928–2015), Welsh scholar
Peredur Lynch
Gruffydd, (Robert) Geraint (1928–2015), Welsh scholar, was born on 9 June 1928 at Egryn, Tal-y-bont, Merioneth, the second child and only son of Moses Griffith (1893–1973), a farmer and county agricultural organizer, and his wife, Ceridwen, née Ellis (...
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Iaco ab Dewi [James Davies] (1647/8–1722), copyist and translator
Brynley F. Roberts
Iaco ab Dewi [James Davies] (1647/8–1722), copyist and translator, was born in Llandysul, Cardiganshire. There is no record of his birth or baptism and nothing is known of his family antecedents, but he appears to have lived to early adulthood in Carmarthenshire. Under the influence of ...
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Jones, Sir John Morris- (1864–1929), Welsh scholar and poet
I. Williams
revised by D. Ben Rees
Jones, Sir John Morris- (1864–1929), Welsh scholar and poet, was born at Trefor, Llandrygarn, Anglesey, on 17 October 1864, the eldest son of Morris Jones (d. 1879) and his wife, Elizabeth Roberts, shopkeepers, both originally of Llanrug, Caernarvonshire. When he was three years old his parents moved to ...
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Jones, Sir John Morris- (1864–1929)
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Sir John Morris- Jones (1864–1929) by unknown photographer by courtesy of the National Library of Wales
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Jones, Robert (1810–1879), writer on Welsh literature and Church of England clergyman
Dafydd Johnston
Jones, Robert (1810–1879), writer on Welsh literature and Church of England clergyman, was born on 6 January 1810 at Llanfyllin in Montgomeryshire, the eldest son of Robert Jones, a bailiff. He was educated at Oswestry grammar school and at Jesus College, Oxford, where he matriculated on 12 December 1833 and graduated BA in 1837. Ordained deacon by the bishop of ...
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Morgan, John [known as John Morgan Matchin] (1688–1733/4), Church of England clergyman and Welsh scholar
Huw M. Edwards
Morgan, John [known as John Morgan Matchin] (1688–1733/4), Church of England clergyman and Welsh scholar, was born on 7 February 1688 at Llangelynnin, Merioneth, north Wales, younger son of Edward Morgan (fl. 1651–1700), curate of Llangelynnin, and his wife, Margreta (...
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Morris, Richard (1703–1779), clerk and promoter of the Welsh language
Dafydd Wyn Wiliam
Morris, Richard (1703–1779), clerk and promoter of the Welsh language, was born on 2 February 1703 in Fferam in the parish of Llanfihangel Tre'r-beirdd in Anglesey, the second son of Morris Prichard (1674–1763), cooper, tenant farmer, and small merchant, and Marged Morris (1671–1752)...
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Parry, Sir Thomas (1904–1985), scholar of Welsh and academic administrator
R. Geraint Gruffydd
Parry, Sir Thomas (1904–1985), scholar of Welsh and academic administrator, was born at Brynawel, Carmel, Caernarvonshire, on 4 August 1904, the eldest of three children (all sons) of Richard Edwin Parry (1870–1942), a quarryman, and his wife Jane, née Williams (1877–1957), from Llangwnnadl...
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Wiliems [Williams], Thomas (b. 1545/6?, d. in or before 1623?), Welsh lexicographer
J. E. Caerwyn Williams
Wiliems [Williams], Thomas (b. 1545/6
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Williams, Sir Glanmor (1920–2005), historian
Geraint H. Jenkins
Williams, Sir Glanmor (1920–2005), historian, was born on 5 May 1920 at 3 Cross Francis Street, Dowlais, Glamorgan, the only son of Daniel Williams (d. 1957), a haulier in a coalmine, later a clerk, and his wife, Ceinwen, née Evans (d...
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