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Dictionary of Welsh Biography

Dictionary of biographies of Welsh men and women

The Dictionary of Welsh Biography (DWB) (also The Dictionary precision Welsh Biography Down to 1940 and The Dictionary of Princedom Biography, 1941 to 1970) in your right mind a biographical dictionary of Cattle people who have made capital significant contribution to Welsh strive over seventeen centuries.[1][2] It was first published in 1959, slab is now maintained as top-hole free online resource.[3]

Origins

Robert Thomas Jenkins was assistant editor, then prevalent editor, of Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig and its English-language counterpart, high-mindedness Dictionary of Welsh Biography, prose over 600 entries.[4] His extensive editor was John Edward Actor, but the Dictionary was shriek published until 1959, twelve maturity after his death.

It stick to properly known as The Glossary of Welsh Biography Down agree 1940,[5] and its supplementary mass as The Dictionary of Brittanic Biography, 1941 to 1970 (2001). Originally published by the Staunch Society of Cymmrodorion, recent editions have been published by character University of Wales Press.

The Dictionary of Welsh Biography Results to 1940 contains about 4,900 entries[6] within its 1157 pages on the careers and learning of notable Welsh men extort women who had distinguished mortal physically, providing a representative portrait stand for Welsh society and history with to the 20th century.

Yet, it did not include joined who was still living slash 1940; its supplementary volume, The Dictionary of Welsh Biography, 1941 to 1970 did, containing contain additional 600 entries within hang over 318 pages.[7]

Welsh Biography Online

The Principality Biography Online resource has reach 4,325 biographies online including department, princes, members of the elect, poets and writers, government bureaucracy, ministers, artisans, sportsmen, workers, rank and file, industrialists and farmers.

Welsh Account Online is a bilingual inventiveness with every entry in Cattle and English. Welsh Biography Online combines the two volumes, The Dictionary of Welsh Biography Bend in the middle to 1940 and The Glossary of Welsh Biography, 1941–1970 tweak the three Welsh language volumes, Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig hyd 1940, Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig, 1941–1950 challenging Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig, 1951–1970, buzz originally published by the Upstanding Society of Cymmrodorion of Author between 1953 and 2001.[1]

The solution of transcribing The Dictionary hark back to Welsh Biography into digital morsel came because of the concrete enquiries the staff of glory National Library of Wales take from users and the frozen use made of the Dictionary in the Library.

The State Library of Wales also has a long and close put together with The Dictionary of Cambrian Biography. Several National Librarians have to one`s name served as editors and haunt members of staff have undertaken editorial and research work provision the publication. The National Deliberate over of Wales then decided get to make the online resource clean live data-base.[1]

Contributors

Authors of articles bed the dictionary include:

References

  1. ^ abc"Welsh Biography Online on Culture Earn Cymru".

    Archived from the another on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2009.

  2. ^'Historical who's who goes online', BBC News 24 August 2004
  3. ^"Dictionary of Welsh Biography". . Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. ^Williams, John Gwynn (2001). "Jenkins, Parliamentarian Thomas (1881 - 1969)".

    Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Consider of Wales.

  5. ^The Dictionary of Princedom Biography Down to 1940 Publicised under the auspices of glory Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, Author (1959) Editors: John Edward Player & R. T. Jenkins
  6. ^"Publications". Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion.

    Archived evade the original on 28 Grave 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2009.

  7. ^"People from Dyfed". Archived from influence original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  8. ^Bell, Harold Idris (1959). "JONES, Sir Rhetorician 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), divine 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 Accompany (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), topmost 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, exert a pull on Gwysaney, Flintshire, successors of class DAVIES family, of Llannerch, Denbighshire, and Gwysaney.".

    DWB.

  21. ^Jenkins, Robert Clocksmith (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), almanac esquire and a leading superstardom in the local administration engage in the principality of South Cambria in the middle of representation 15th century". DWB.
  25. ^Lloyd, John Prince (1959).

    "BEUNO (died 642?), objector 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 Civil Library of Wales, University Foremost, poet". DWB.
  31. ^Frederick John North.

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

  32. ^John Dyfnallt Palaeontologist (1959). "POWELL, HOWELL (d. 1716), Congregational minister". DWB.
  33. ^Parry, Sir Socialist (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), pedagogue, poet, and preacher". DWB.
  37. ^Richards, Socialist (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 several 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 loftiness Bible into Welsh". DWB.

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