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THOMAS, DEWI-PRYS (1916 - 1985), architect Dewi-Prys Thomas was born on 5 August 1916 in the Toxteth Park district of Liverpool, the eldest child of Adolphus Dan Thomas (1889-1974), a banking union official, and his wife Elysabeth (Lys) Watkin Thomas (née Jones, 1888-1953). His sister Rhiannon ('Nannon') Prys Thomas was born in 1919. The historian Robert John Pryse ('Gweirydd ap Rhys', 1807-1889) was his great grandfather. Dewi-Prys
THOMAS, DYLAN MARLAIS (1914 - 1953), poet and prose writer across the road from the Evening Post offices in Castle Street. Others were the poet Charles Fisher, the musician and teacher Tom Warner, the broadcaster Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, the composer Daniel Jones and, later, the poet Vernon Watkins. Up to 1938, London alternated with Swansea as Thomas's main base. Cosmopolitan artistic life in London was celebrating Surrealism and Picasso in art, 'Modernist
THOMAS, EBENEZER (Eben Fardd; 1802 - 1863), schoolmaster and poet the Miltonic style of the poem in the free metres 'Yr Atgyfodiad.' Eben Fardd was indeed the focus of much of the literary activity of the first half of the 19th century. His collected works were published under the title Gweithiau Barddonol, &c., Eben Fardd (in 1873 as it is supposed), edited by Howell Roberts and William Jones. His antiquarian interest is evinced in the volume entitled Cyff Beuno
THOMAS, EDWARD (1925 - 1997), champion boxer and an outstanding boxing trainer and a public figure in the life of Merthyr Tydfil who idolised him, Howard Winstone, to the vacant world featherweight title. He also trained the Scotsman Ken Buchanan who won the world light weight championship in 1970. He almost achieved the same result with the Welshman from Gorseinon, Colin Jones, who won the British and European titles and almost won the world title in 1983. The contest was a draw with Milton McCrory. He therefore trained 4
THOMAS, EVAN (Ieuan Fardd Ddu; 1733 - 1814), printer and translator . Wood, the first publisher of the Shrewsbury Chronicle. He wrote or translated Anfeidrol werthfawrogrwydd Enaid Dyn, 1767, and Barnedigaethau ofnadwy Duw, 1767. He translated Grace Abounding (John Bunyan) under the title Helaethrwydd o Ras, 1767; A Life of Faith (W. Romaine), under the title Traethawd ar Fywyd Ffydd, 1767; and edited Hymnau cymmwys i addoliad Duw o waith y diweddar Parch. Jenkin Jones
THOMAS, EVAN (Bardd Horeb; 1795 - 1867), poet and tailor Evan Thomas was the eldest son of Benjamin Thomas of Llandysul, who was the 8th son of Thomas Francis of Melin Pant Olwen on the banks of the river Cerdin and his wife (the daughter of the poet Ifan Tomos Rhys of Llanarth). He married Margaret Charles, daughter of H. Charles of Cwrt Manarorion, Llangeler, and grand-daughter of Jenkin Jones of Llwyn-rhyd-Owen. Although he lived for a time at
THOMAS, EVAN CAMBRIA (1867 - 1930), doctor and public health pioneer Evan Cambria Thomas was born at Tŷ Coch, Llanarth, Cardiganshire, on 28 March 1867, the last of six children of Captain Evan Thomas (1825-1900), a seaman in the merchant service, and his wife Emma Jones (1824-1871), innkeeper of the Red Lion, Llanarth. He attended Llanarth School from 1872 under the tuition of John Edward Rees (1854-1912), a Certified School Master. In 1883 he was accepted to
THOMAS, GEORGE ISAAC (Arfryn; 1895 - 1941), musician and composer Born at Spencer House, Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire, 29 November 1895, the son of Rhys Morgan and Margaret (née Jones) Thomas. He was educated at the University College, Cardiff (1920-22), and the Royal College of Music (1923-26). He became an A.R.C.M. as an accompanist in September 1924, and A.R.C.O in July 1926. He passed the theory examination in 1927, but lost his health before completing the
THOMAS, HELEN WYN (1966 - 1989), peace activist Helen Wyn Thomas was born on 16 August 1966 in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, the daughter of John Thomas and his wife Janet (née Jones). Her parents ran the shops JDR Thomas and Y Goleudy in the town. Helen attended Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi and then studied history at St David's University College Lampeter. After graduating, Helen travelled to India for six weeks, where she met Mother Theresa. On
THOMAS, HENRY (1712 - 1802), Methodist exhorter and Independent minister which the church is known today - for about eighteen years but, for reasons which are no longer clear, was not its minister during the last thirty years of his life; he is accused by Edmund Jones of intemperance. He died 1 August 1802 at the age of 90, and was buried in the Godre'r Rhos burial ground.
THOMAS, HUGH (1673 - 1720), herald and antiquary 1616 - his tombstone is in Llanfrynach church), had written the history of Brecknock and the manuscript was in the possession of Hugh Thomas. This Thomas ap John's ancestry could be traced back another five generations to Hywel Gam (Theophilus Jones, History of the County of Brecknock, 3rd edn., iv, 39). Unfortunately, we know very little about Hugh Thomas himself. He must have become interested in
THOMAS, HUGH OWEN (1834 - 1891), orthopaedic surgeon because his works were not well produced, and he chose an obscure publisher. Furthermore, he worked in isolation and could not be induced to disclose his teaching at scientific meetings. His work went unrecognised during his lifetime but afterwards his nephew, Sir Robert Jones, whom he trained, succeeded in bringing his teaching and the use of his splints before the profession. During the first world

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1705 - 1716 of 1927 for "Griffith Hartwell Jones"