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John Jones (10 November 1766 – 21 May 1821), better known by his bardic name Jac Glan-y-gors, was a Welsh language satirical poet and radical pamphleteer, born in Cerrigydrudion, Denbighshire, north Wales. [1] Glan-y-gors was an accomplished and natural prose writer although his output was small.
From 1894 to 1920, Evans was employed by the Historical Manuscripts Commission, producing a major Report on Manuscripts in the Welsh Language. In 1905 he facilitated the purchase of the Peniarth manuscript collection from Sir John Williams. Since 1909, this has been lodged in the National Library of Wales at Aberystwyth. He campaigned for a ...
Jones is a surname of Welsh and English origin meaning "son of John". The surname is common in Wales. It evolved from variations of traditionally Welsh names: Ieuan, Iowan, Ioan, Iwan, or even Siôn (note how the letter 'J' was originally being pronounced as 'i', akin to how J is pronounced in the Latin alphabet).
John Walter Jones (28 March 1946 – 24 September 2020) [1] [2] [3] was a civil servant and the first Chief Executive of the Welsh Language Board, a post which he held between 1993 and 2004. [ 4 ] Early life and education
John Owen, also known by his bardic name Owain Alaw Pencerdd (November 14, 1821 – January 29, 1883), was a Welsh-language poet and also a musician. Early life
This is a list of Welsh-language authors. A. Richard Ithamar Aaron (1901–1987) ... John Davies (Dr John Davies, Mallwyd) (c. 1567–1644)
Much of what is known about Ystumllyn comes from a short Welsh-language pamphlet, John Ystumllyn neu 'Jack Black' (1888), written by the Tremadog writer Robert Isaac Jones (1813–1905). It was published under his bardic name Alltud Eifion, and was written 102 years after Ystumllyn's death. Jones collated various oral traditions about the ...
John Walters (1721–1797) [1] was a Welsh cleric from Glamorgan in the eighteenth century. He wrote a couple of manifestos, including A Dissertation on the Welsh Language (1770), in which he praised the Welsh language. [2] He was a noted lexicographer, publishing An English–Welsh Dictionary in fifteen parts (1770 to 1794).