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DAVIES, DAVID VAUGHAN (1911 - 1969), anatomist David Vaughan Davies was born on 28 October 1911 at Dolfonddu, Cemais, Montgomeryshire, the younger son of Joshua Davies (1873-1964), farmer, and his wife Mary (née Ryder, 1876-1950). In 1924 he went to Towyn County School, and in 1931 he went on to University College, London as an exhibitioner and then to University College Hospital Medical School having been awarded a Ferriere Scholarship. It
DAVIES, EDWARD (1796 - 1857), Independent minister and college tutor Born 13 March 1796 at Ashton, Salop, but brought up at Wrexham and educated at a grammar school at Chester; he was a protégé of William Williams of Wern (1781 - 1840), at whose suggestion he began preaching. Entering Llanfyllin Academy, then under George Lewis (1763 - 1822), in 1817, he was appointed student-assistant in 1818 and classical tutor in 1819; he married Lewis's daughter Sara. In 1821
DAVIES, EDWARD (Celtic Davies; 1756 - 1831), cleric and author that what is found in all ancient mythology is the pure patriarchal religion corrupted in the period which came after the Deluge. Although he showed considerable sagacity on occasion, he had no sort of qualification for the interpretation of the old poetry. On the other hand it must be remembered that he was one of the first to doubt the authenticity of what Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg) asserted
DAVIES, EDWARD OWEN (1864 - 1936), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author mental and moral science in 1889, going afterwards to Mansfield College, Oxford, and the universities of Bonn, Heidelberg, Gottingen, and Kiel. He was called to the pastorate of Garston Welsh chapel, Liverpool, in 1893, and was ordained in 1894. In 1897 he was appointed lecturer in dogmatics at Bala Theological College, remaining there for ten years. In 1904 he married Mary Gwendoline, daughter of
DAVIES, EDWARD TEGLA (1880 - 1967), minister (Meth.) and writer Born 31 May 1880 at Hen Giât, Llandegla, Denbighshire, fourth of the six children of William and Mary Ann Davies. His father was a quarryman, who was badly injured in Moel Faen quarry but continued to work there and subsequently in Mwynglawdd chalk quarry, to ward off destitution. In 1893 the family moved to Pentre'r Bais (Gwynfryn) and in 1896 to Bwlch-gwyn. When he was 14 years old Edward
DAVIES, EDWIN (1859 - 1919), editor and publisher Cardigan, by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, 1907; A Historical Tour through Pembrokeshire, by Richard Fenton, 1903; and An Historical Tour of Monmouthshire, by Archdeacon William Coxe, 1904. He also compiled, edited, and published A General History of the County of Radnor, from the manuscript notes of Jonathan Williams and other sources, 1905, of which R. Mason, of Tenby, had published a much abridged edition
DAVIES, ELIZABETH (1789 - 1860), Crimean nurse Daughter of Dafydd Cadwaladr, born 24 May 1789 and christened 26 May at Llanycil (Bala). All our knowledge of her life comes from the Autobiography of Elizabeth Davis (two vols., 1857), compiled by Jane Williams, Ysgafell, from notes of her conversation. Left by the death of her mother (c. 1795-6) to the care of an elder sister whom she detested, Elizabeth quickly became a rebel. Though taken
DAVIES, ELLIS (1872 - 1962), priest and antiquarian in Yr Haul, Y Llan, Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940 and historical journals. He served as joint editor of Archaeologia Cambrensis for 15 years from 1925 and later as sole editor (1940-48). In 1929 he was elected F.S.A. and in 1959 the University of Wales conferred on him an honorary D.Litt. He married Mary Louisa (died 27 May 1937), daughter of the Reverend David Davies, Llansilin. He
DAVIES, ELLIS WILLIAM (1871 - 1939), solicitor and politician Born 12 April 1871 at Gerlan, Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, son of David Davies, a quarry official, and Catherine (Williams), Tyddyn Sabel, Bethesda. He was educated at Carneddi school, Bethesda, Liverpool College and a private school in Liverpool. After six years as a clerk in insurance offices at Wrexham and Sheffield he proceeded to qualify as a solicitor, gaining first-class honours in 1899 and
DAVIES, EMLYN (1907 - 1974), Baptist minister and college professor Emlyn Davies was the youngest of six children born to Edwin and Mary Jane Davies, in Froncysylltau, Denbighshire, on 23 April 1907. He had a brother, John, and four sisters, Annie, Nellie, Sarah, and Alice. His father was a foreman in Trefynant bricks and tiles works in Ruabon. He received his early education in Froncysyllte Council School before progressing to the County School in Llangollen. In
DAVIES, EVAN (1805 - 1864), missionary under the London Missionary Society, Independent minister, and author Sabbath. He also edited and published Letters of the Rev. Samuel Dyer to his Children; Lectures on Christian Theology (Payne); The Works of the late Rev. Edward Williams of Rotherham.
DAVIES, EVAN (Myfyr Morganwg; 1801 - 1888), bard and 'archdruid' religions of the East; he believed that Christianity was but Druidism in a Jewish garb. In consequence, as he claimed to have succeeded to the post of archdruid after the death in 1847 of Taliesin Williams, son of Iolo Morganwg, he began, c. 1853, to hold religious and druidical services near the 'Maen Chwyf' (the Rocking Stone) at Pontypridd. These meetings were held at the time of the two equinoxes and

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