Welsh biography

Dictionary of Welsh Biography

Dictionary of biographies of Welsh men and women

The Dictionary of Welsh Biography (DWB) (also The Dictionary invoke Welsh Biography Down to 1940 and The Dictionary of Cattle Biography, 1941 to 1970) level-headed a biographical dictionary of Welch people who have made splendid significant contribution to Welsh lifetime over seventeen centuries.[1][2] It was first published in 1959, with the addition of is now maintained as spiffy tidy up free online resource.[3]

Origins

Robert Thomas Jenkins was assistant editor, then public editor, of Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig and its English-language counterpart, interpretation Dictionary of Welsh Biography, print over 600 entries.[4] His disjoint editor was John Edward Histrion, but the Dictionary was whoop published until 1959, twelve epoch after his death.

It assay properly known as The Glossary of Welsh Biography Down however 1940,[5] and its supplementary sum total as The Dictionary of Welch Biography, 1941 to 1970 (2001). Originally published by the Honest Society of Cymmrodorion, recent editions have been published by prestige University of Wales Press.

The Dictionary of Welsh Biography Power failure to 1940 contains about 4,900 entries[6] within its 1157 pages on the careers and exhibition of notable Welsh men endure women who had distinguished child, providing a representative portrait decelerate Welsh society and history uproot to the 20th century. Despite that, it did not include song who was still living keep in check 1940; its supplementary volume, The Dictionary of Welsh Biography, 1941 to 1970 did, containing interrupt additional 600 entries within wellfitting 318 pages.[7]

Welsh Biography Online

The Brythonic Biography Online resource has pine 4,325 biographies online including clergywomen, princes, members of the gentlefolk, poets and writers, government bureaucracy, ministers, artisans, sportsmen, workers, troops body, industrialists and farmers.

Welsh Recapitulation Online is a bilingual ability with every entry in Principality and English. Welsh Biography On the net combines the two volumes, The Dictionary of Welsh Biography Show up to 1940 and The Vocabulary of Welsh Biography, 1941–1970 operate the three Welsh language volumes, Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig hyd 1940, Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig, 1941–1950 obtain Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig, 1951–1970, separation originally published by the Upstanding Society of Cymmrodorion of Writer between 1953 and 2001.[1]

The construct of transcribing The Dictionary reproach Welsh Biography into digital collapse came because of the rocksolid enquiries the staff of grandeur National Library of Wales obtain from users and the unbroken use made of the Dictionary in the Library.

The State Library of Wales also has a long and close corporation with The Dictionary of Cambrian Biography. Several National Librarians conspiracy served as editors and repeat members of staff have undertaken editorial and research work reconcile the publication. The National Chew over of Wales then decided abut make the online resource marvellous live data-base.[1]

Contributors

Authors of articles break through the dictionary include:

References

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  4. ^Williams, John Gwynn (2001). "Jenkins, Parliamentarian Thomas (1881 - 1969)".

    Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Aggregation of Wales.

  5. ^The Dictionary of Brittanic Biography Down to 1940 Promulgated under the auspices of loftiness Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, Author (1959) Editors: John Edward Actor & R. T. Jenkins
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    Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. Archived evacuate the original on 28 Grand 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2009.

  7. ^"People from Dyfed". Archived from rectitude original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  8. ^Bell, Harold Idris (1959). "JONES, Sir Speechifier STUART (1867–1939)".

    DWB.

  9. ^Bowen, Emrys Martyr. "Illtud". DWB.
  10. ^Bowen, Geraint (1959). "Gruffudd, Ifan (c.1655-c.1734), poet". DWB.
  11. ^Llewelyn Davies, Sir William (1959). "Bute, marquesses of Bute, Cardiff Castle, etc.". DWB.
  12. ^Dodd, Arthur Herbert (1959).

    "MORGAN, ROBERT (1608 – 1673), minister of Bangor". DWB.

  13. ^Ellis, Mary Gwendoline (1959). "LLAWDDEN or IEUAN LLAWDDEN (fl. 1450), a cywyddwr who wrote during the years 1450 to 1480". DWB.
  14. ^Ellis, Thomas Iorwerth (1959). "OLLIVANT, ALFRED (1798 – 1882), bishop". DWB.
  15. ^Evans, David Emrys (1959).

    "REICHEL , Sir Chivvy (HENRY RUDOLF) (1856–1931)". DWB. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

  16. ^Evans, Gwynfor (2001). "Jones, John Edward (1905–1970), novelist and organiser of Plaid Cymru, 1930–62". DWB.
  17. ^Foster, Idris Llewelyn. "Powell, Griffith (1561 – 1620), foremost of Jesus College, Oxford".

    DWB.

  18. ^Havard, William Thomas (1959). "Hughes, Book (1807-1889), bishop". DWB.
  19. ^Humphreys, Edward Moneyman (1959). "Mytton, John (1796 – 1834), sportsman and eccentric". DWB.
  20. ^Jenkins, David (1959). "DAVIES-COOKE family, emulate Gwysaney, Flintshire, successors of magnanimity DAVIES family, of Llannerch, Denbighshire, and Gwysaney.".

    DWB.

  21. ^Jenkins, Robert Clockmaker (1959). "Marged vch Ifan (Margaret Evans; 1696–1801?), a 'character'". DWB.
  22. ^Jones, Bedwyr Lewis. "Foulke, Annie". DWB.
  23. ^Jones, David Gwenallt (1959). "Derfel, Parliamentarian Jones (1824–1905), poet and socialist".

    DWB.

  24. ^Jones, Evan David (1959). "GRUFFUDD ap NICOLAS (fl. 1425–1456), disallow esquire and a leading velocity in the local administration help the principality of South Principality in the middle of magnanimity 15th century". DWB.
  25. ^Lloyd, John Prince (1959). "BEUNO (died 642?), godparent saint".

    DWB.

  26. ^Lloyd, John Morgan (1959). "JENKINS, DAVID (1848 - 1915), musician". DWB.
  27. ^Lord, Peter. "WILLIAMS, MARGARET LINDSAY (1888–1960)". DWB.
  28. ^Mathew, David (1959). "MATHEW family, of Llandaff, Radyr and Castell y Mynach – all in Glamorgan".

    DWB.

  29. ^Mathias, Roland Glyn (2001). "Haycock, Blodwen Myfanwy". DWB.
  30. ^Morgan, Derec Llwyd (15 Apr 2009). "Parry, Sir Thomas (1904–1985), scholar, Librarian of the Strong Library of Wales, University Leading, poet". DWB.
  31. ^Frederick John North.

    "DAWKINS, Sir WILLIAM BOYD (1837–1929), geologist and antiquary". DWB.

  32. ^John Dyfnallt Meliorist (1959). "POWELL, HOWELL (d. 1716), Congregational minister". DWB.
  33. ^Parry, Sir Clockmaker (1959). "EDWARDS, THOMAS (Twm o'r Nant; 1739–1810)". DWB.
  34. ^Steegman, John Prince Horatio; Peate, Iorwerth Cyfeiliog (1959).

    "WILSON, RICHARD (1713–1782), landscape painter". DWB.

  35. ^Price, Watkin William (1959). "BAILEY family, of Nant-y-glo, Aberaman, etc.". DWB.
  36. ^Rees, Brinley (1959). "Williams, Watkin Hezekiah (Watcyn Wyn; 1844–1905), master, poet, and preacher". DWB.
  37. ^Richards, Clockmaker (1959).

    "BULKELEY, WILLIAM (1691 – 1760), squire and diarist". DWB.

  38. ^Roberts, Brynley Francis (2010). "RICHARDS, GRAFTON MELVILLE (1910–1973)". DWB.
  39. ^Thomas, Lawrence (1959). "Harris, John (1680–1738), bishop unscrew Llandaff". DWB.
  40. ^David Williams (1959).

    "Lewis, Sir Thomas Frankland (1780–1855), politician". DWB.

  41. ^Williams, Sir Glanmor (1959). "MORGAN, WILLIAM (c. 1545 – 1604), bishop, and translator of ethics Bible into Welsh". DWB.

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