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EVANS, EVAN JENKIN (1882 - 1944), physicist and university professor Born 20 May 1882 at Llanelli, son of David and Mary Evans. He received his early education at the county school, proceeding afterwards to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he graduated in 1902. He then went to the Royal College of Science, South Kensington, London where in 1906 he took the Associateship. He remained in South Kensington, becoming demonstrator first in
EVANS, EVAN KERI (1860 - 1941), minister (Congl.) born at Pontceri near Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, 2 May 1860, son of Evan Evans (1817 - 1902) and Mary, his wife, (1816 - 1864). Apprenticed as a carpenter, he began writing poetry from an early age, winning a chair at an eisteddfod in Crymych when he was only 17 years old, and, it is said, was carried in it all the way home to Newcastle Emlyn. He began to preach at Tre-wen Independent
EVANS, FREDERICK (Ednyfed; 1840 - 1897), Baptist minister Born at Llandybïe, 21 April 1840, eldest son of William and Mary Evans, and brother of T. V. Evans. He began his career as a preacher with the Wesleyan Methodists in 1856, but in 1857 joined the Baptists. After a short time at an academy at Bryn-mawr he went to Pontypool Baptist College in 1858. In 1861 he was ordained at Llangynidr, Brecknock, where he married Frances Williams. In 1866 he
EVANS, GRIFFITH (1835 - 1935), microscopist, bacteriologist, and pioneer of protozoon pathology Born 7 August 1835 at Ty-mawr, Towyn, Meironnydd, the third child and only son of Evan Evans (1801 - 1882) by Mary (1809 - 1877), daughter of William Jones of Tyddyn y Berllan, Towyn. His father claimed descent from Merioneth families which have a distinguished record in Welsh history, numbering among his ancestors Lewis Owen, slain 1555 and Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt, antiquary. Griffith Evans
EVANS, GRUFFYDD (1866 - 1930), cleric and antiquary Newcastle Emlyn, and died there, suddenly, on the afternoon of Sunday, 30 March 1930. He married Mary Roberts (1873-1962) in 1899, and they had six children: John Gruffydd, Heilin Telitor, Edward Meldred, Elined, Merlys and Herber Prestyl. He was keenly interested in folk-lore, and wrote much upon it (and upon other matters) in periodicals. But he will be more worthily remembered for his substantial
EVANS, GWYNFOR RICHARD (1912 - 2005), Welsh nationalist and politician Gwynfor Evans was born on 1 September 1912 at Y Goedwig, 24 Somerset Road, Barry, the eldest of the three children of Daniel James ('Dan') Evans (1883-1972), an industrious and highly successful shopkeeper, and Catherine Mary (née Richard) (1879-1969), herself a shopkeeper from a chapel-going London Welsh background, originally from Cydweli. Gwynfor Evans was above all the product of Welsh
EVANS, HORACE (1st. BARON EVANS of MERTHYR TYDFIL), (1903 - 1963), physician five other hospitals and to the Royal Navy. It was through his influence that the Royal College of Physicians was moved from Trafalgar Square, having attracted the magnanimous financial support of the Wolfson Foundation towards the cost of erecting new buildings at Regent's Park. He served the royal family as physician to Queen Mary in 1946, to King George VI in 1949 and to Queen Elizabeth in 1952
EVANS, HOWELL THOMAS (1877 - 1950), historian and schoolmaster Born 6 November 1877, at Cwmbwrla, near Swansea, the second son of John Evans, steelworker, and Mary his wife. Educated at Swansea Grammar School, the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and St. John's College, Cambridge, he held the degrees of B.A. (Wales), B.A. (London), and M.A. (Cantab.) After teaching at Wellington College and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Carmarthen, he was on the
EVANS, IFOR (IVOR) LESLIE (1897 - 1952), principal of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth Born 17 January 1897, son of William John Evans of Aberdare and Mary Elizabeth (née Milligan) his wife. He was educated at Wycliffe College, Stonehouse and studied in France and Germany where, in 1914, he was interned for the duration of the war at Ruhleben prison camp, where he learned Welsh and changed his given name Ivor to Ifor. He worked briefly in the coal trade in Swansea before going up
EVANS, JAMES THOMAS (1878 - 1950), principal of the Baptist College, Bangor Osborne Morgan scholarship, and then proceeded to Leipzig to pursue a further course of study. He obtained the M.A. degree of the University of Wales in 1905 and the London degree of B.D. in 1910. In 1906 he was elected to succeed Dr. T. Witton Davies as professor of Hebrew at the Baptist College, and in 1923 followed Silas Morris as principal of the college. He published many articles, a commentary on
EVANS, JANET (1894 - 1970), journalist and civil servant Born in London c. 1894, daughter of Thomas John Evans and Margaret (née Davies), 82 Addington Mansions, Highbury, both natives of Cardiganshire. She received private tuition before going to the Central Foundation Girls' School and subsequently attending courses held by London University. After obtaining comprehensive secretarial training she eventually became private secretary to the managing
EVANS, JOHN (1815 - 1891), archdeacon of Merioneth Born 4 March 1815, son of John Evans of Tan-y-coed, Llanfair, Meironnydd, and Anne, daughter of John Owen of Crafnant, Llanfair. His mother was a descendant of Edmwnd Prys. He was educated at Beaumaris grammar school. He then became a clerk in the office of David Williams, solicitor, who was at that time M.P. for the county of Merioneth. His wife Mary, of Saethon, was a cousin of David Williams

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