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ELLIS, THOMAS (1711/12 - 1792), cleric he was preferred to the 'prize' living of his college, Nutfield in Surrey. He could now afford to resign his Fellowship (his stipend at Holyhead had been only £50) and married (1762); he had two children. He died at Nutfield 23 February 1792, aged 80.
EMERY, FRANK VIVIAN (1930 - 1987), historical geographer skill and sensitivity to see it, in Gower's now placid landscape. This aspect of Gower, like its scenic beauty, inspired in Emery a life-long intellectual curiosity. The subject of his prize-winning undergraduate dissertation was 'The English Settlement in Peninsular Gower', and his paper of 1957 was concerned with contacts between South Wales and the south-west peninsula of England in the nineteenth
EMRYS-ROBERTS, EDWARD (1878 - 1924), first professor of pathology and bacteriology at the Welsh National School of Medicine material, an arrangement which continued up to his death. His own developing research interest was in the pathology of anthracosis among coal miners. Indeed, when his own condition was finally assessed as terminal he bore the news with equanimity, only observing 'now I cannot work out that idea on anthracosis'. Outside medicine Emrys-Roberts's main recreational interests were fishing and particularly
EVAN(S), EDWARD (1716 - 1798), Presbyterian minister and poet -y-glo, and when a separate church was incorporated near Aberdare (now the ' Old Meeting') he became one of its leading members and a preacher. His theological views moved leftward to Arminianism, and later to Arianism. On 1 July 1772 he was ordained pastor of the ' Old Meeting,' and held office till 1796. He died 1 June 1798 and was buried in S. John's churchyard, Aberdare. He was twice married
EVANS, ALBERT OWEN (1864 - 1937), archdeacon of Bangor ,' ' Three Old Foundations,' ' Bishop Nicholas Robinson,' ' Thomas a Kempis and Wales,' and ' Some Welsh Agricultural Writers.' A large number of his manuscripts are now in N.L.W.
EVANS, DAVID (1879 - 1965), public servant and hymn-writer attributed to 'Aeronian'. When the hymn appeared in the Independents' collection of hymns, Y Caniedydd Cynulleidfaol Newydd in 1921 the authorship of the words was erroneously attributed to the now dead Rev Thomas Levi (died 1916), the editor of Trysorfa y Plant at the time of the composition's original publication. It was only in 1940 that the true identity of 'Aeronian' was revealed by Rev. J. Seymour
EVANS, ELLIS (1786 - 1864), Baptist minister and author were published. His materials were later catalogued by James Spinther James, who also collected his letters, which are now in the Spinther MSS. in the National Library of Wales. His essays on the Apostolic Fathers are at the Baptist College, Bangor. He died 28 March 1864. His nephew Edward Ellis is separately noticed; [another brother, JOHN EVANS (1791 - 1855), known as ' Siôn Pen-rhiw,' was an
EVANS, EMYR ESTYN (1905 - 1989), geographer vernacular buildings, fully furnished and documented, together with exhibition areas, library and archive collections, now exemplify Ulster's diverse cultural traditions, and are regarded as being of international importance. A parallel initiative was the establishment at Queens University Belfast in 1965 of the multi-disciplinary Institute of Irish Studies, of which Evans was Director (1968-70) and Senior
EVANS, EVAN (Ieuan Fardd, Ieuan Brydydd Hir; 1731 - 1788), scholar, poet, and cleric It is now usual to refer to him under the former name, as there was a much older Ieuan Brydydd Hir. Born 20 May 1731 at Cynhawdref farm in the parish of Lledrod, Cardiganshire, the son of Jenkin and Catherine Evans. He was taught by Edward Richard at Ystrad Meurig school, but the exact dates of his stay at that school are not known. On 8 December 1750 he was entered at Merton College, Oxford
EVANS, GWYNFOR RICHARD (1912 - 2005), Welsh nationalist and politician tireless missonary efforts over the years, were vindicated in his brilliant victory in the Carmarthen by-election, July 1966. Gwynfor was magnanimous and forward-looking in his hour of success. He charged his supporters to welcome the thousands of new members, very different in background and culture, who would now flow into the party's ranks. New Nation's organisational reforms were brought in and
EVANS, HAROLD MEURIG (1911 - 2010), teacher, lexicographer the last year or two of his life. His very deep wish was to publish an updated edition of Y Geiriadur Mawr to include new modern Welsh words, coal mining terminology - words that were by now dying out with the death of that industry - and also more colloquial phrases. Sadly there was no hope of that dream ever being realised. Developments in the world of publishing with the coming of the age of
EVANS, HARRY (1873 - 1914), musician at Liverpool in 1900. He conducted the Merthyr national eisteddfod (1901) choir; this choir gave a performance of ' Israel in Egypt.' In 1903 the prize of £200 offered at the Llanelly national eisteddfod was won by him. He now gave up competing and in that year accepted the invitation to become conductor of the Liverpool Welsh Choral Union; under his conductorship several works by the masters were

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