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teulu DILLWYN scientific interests, and was elected F.R.S. in 1836; he collaborated with Wheatstone in his work on the electric telegraph, and with Fox Talbot (a connection by marriage) he made important improvements in photography; he was also a sedulous botanist. He died 24 August 1882. He had married Emma, daughter of Thomas Mansel Talbot of Margam (see articles Mansel and Talbot).Their son Sir JOHN TALBOT DILLWYN
DILLWYN, ELIZABETH AMY (1845 - 1935), novelist, industrialist and feminist campaigner Society (later the SPCK). Prevented from teaching evening classes by her father, she nevertheless contributed to the establishment of a Reading Room for working men at Killay and there participated in musical events with local singers. Indeed, her first love was music. Her fine contralto voice was trained under the celebrated Sir John Goss (1800-1880) though her experiments as a composer generally met
DIVERRES, POL (1880 - 1946), linguist, Celtic scholar, and sometime Keeper of manuscripts in the National Library of Wales Collège de France, (under Joseph Loth), the Sorbonne, and the École des hautes études, Paris. Coming to Wales in 1911 (as a member of the Breton Gorsedd of Bards) to attend the Carmarthen national eisteddfod, he shortly afterwards began his residence in this country which was to continue until his death. After taking his M.A. degree in the University of Liverpool in 1914 and after a short period as
DODD, CHARLES HAROLD (1884 - 1973), biblical scholar Jesus of history. His belief in the fundamental trustworthiness of the historical traditions found in the gospels is demonstrated in his last published work, The Founder of Christianity (1970), which was based on his Sir D.Owen Evans Lectures delivered at UCW Aberystwyth sixteen years previously. Dodd's influence was great also in relation to the attempt by a number of scholars from the sixties of the
teulu DOLBEN Segrwyd, Willis, Bangor, 112). Anthony Wood describes him as 'learned,' but no work of his has survived save some undergraduate verses in memory of a fellow-student, Sir Edward Lewkner (died 1605), a connection of Sir Richard Lewkner the Welsh judge and Pembrokeshire magistrate (Williams, Welsh Judges, 33; Venn, Alumni Cantabrigienses, I, iii, 82). The bequest to his college of funds for the purchase of some
DOWNMAN, JOHN (1749 - 1824), painter Born in Denbighshire (and not in Devonshire as some writers have stated) in 1750. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools, 1769, and under Sir Benjamin West; he became A.R.A. in 1795. He practised portrait painting at Cambridge, 1777, visited Plymouth in 1806, and was working at Exeter, 1807-8. He returned to London, where he resided for many years, living afterwards in Chester and finally at
DUNAWD (fl. 6th century), saint . With his three sons Deiniol, Cynwyl, and Gwarthan, he founded the monastery of Bangor Iscoed on the banks of the Dee in Flintshire, and became its first abbot. Sir John E. Lloyd, however, rejects this tradition and prefers to regard Saint Deiniol as the founder of Bangor Iscoed. Ann. C. record the death of ' Dunaut rex ' in the year 595. But Bede states that Dunawd (' Dinoot ') was still abbot of
DWN, HENRY (before c. 1354 - November 1416), landowner and rebel his lands. Yet he in turn complained of the oppressions of now Sir John Skydmore as steward of Cydweli. Skydmore was accused of plotting Dwn's murder, and whether the charge was true or not, he was removed from office in 1415. Henry Dwn died in November 1416.
EAMES, WILLIAM (1874 - 1958), journalist settled in Prestatyn when he returned to Wales in 1931 and began to broadcast from the Bangor studios. Sir John Reith appointed him press secretary to the Ministry of Information in 1940; he moved to Cardiff where he became friendly with D.T. Davies and Caleb Rees, school inspectors. He spoke frequently on the radio from Cardiff. In 1947, he was appointed M.B.E. He married on 25 July 1902 Jane Myfanwy
EDERN DAFOD AUR, made a small dosbarth (arrangement or grammar) of the orthography of the Welsh language and of the form of words Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug, and as Iolo Morganwg's copy was the source which was used by John Williams (Ab Ithel, 1811 - 1862) when he edited that grammar for publication he, the editor, gave the published work the title of Dosparth Edeyrn Davod Aur, 1856. Sir John Morris-Jones tried to prove that the grammar attributed to Edern Dafod Aur in the manuscripts was a pseudo-antique work belonging to the 16th
teulu EDISBURY Bedwal, Marchwiel, Pentre-clawdd, Erddig, , perhaps through the influence of Sir John Trevor I, of Trefalun, whom he ultimately succeeded as surveyor (17 December 1632) - his tenure of the office being marked by a ruthless efficiency which materially helped in Charles I's reorganization of the Navy. On 30 August 1630 he bought the estate of Pentre-clawdd. He died at Chatham on 27 August 1638, and is commemorated by an inscription and a well
EDNYFED FYCHAN, noble family of Gwynedd later princes of Gwynedd were HYWEL (bishop of St Asaph, 1240-7), CYNWRIG, and RHYS (Thomas, A History of the Diocese of St. Asaph, i, 215; Litt. Wall., passim). For Gruffydd ab Ednyfed and his descendants, see under Sir Gruffydd Llwyd (died 1335). From Goronwy ab Ednyfed (died 1268) were descended the ' Tudor's of Penmynydd.' His son, TUDUR HEN (died 1311), and grandson GORONWY AP TUDUR (died 1331

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