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WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (Gwilym Peris; 1769 - 1847), poet o Eifion who won the medal on that occasion. In 1813 Gwilym Peris published his poetical works in a book called Awengerdd Peris, which includes all the awdlau mentioned above. Later, he went to live at Llandygài, where he came into close contact with Gutyn Peris. A of greeting by Gutyn to Gwilym is included in the Awengerdd, and Gwilym's in reply is the most interesting piece he ever wrote. In it
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (Gwilym Twrog; 1768 - 1836), poet
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (Gwilym ab Ioan; 1800 - 1868), Welsh-American poet
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (Caledfryn; 1801 - 1869), Congregational minister, poet, and critic Caledfryn (a further volume of verse), 1856. He edited Gardd Eifion, the works of Robert ap Gwilym Ddu in 1841, and Eos Gwynedd, the works of John Thomas, Pentrefoelas (1742-1818), in 1845, and a collection of hymns in 1860. He contributed essays on Robert ap Gwilym Ddu and Dewi Wyn o Eifion to Y Drysorfa in 1852 and 1853. He edited many periodicals, including Y Sylwedydd, (1831), Tywysog Cymru (1832-3
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (Gwilym ab Iorwerth; 1800? - 1859), poet
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM AUBREY (Gwilym Gwent; 1834 - 1891), musician
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM EMYR (1889 - 1958), solicitor and eisteddfod patron grandfather, William Williams, ' Gwilym Cyfeiliog '. His choice of name, 'Emyr Cyfeiliog', on becoming a member of the Gorsedd of Bards was an indication of his attachment to that locality. While following his profession as a solicitor, he dedicated his life to serve the community. He was an administrator by his very nature. A man of few words he would steer a discussion to the salient points of a problem
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM LLEWELYN (1867 - 1922), Member of Parliament, lawyer, and author educated at Llandovery College, and afterwards (October 1885) entered Brasenose College, Oxford. He was there when the Dafydd ab Gwilym Society was founded (see T. Rowland Hughes in Y Llenor, 1931, and his own recollections in Cymru O.M.E., 1921); in the society he was known by the name of his college - 'the Brasen Nose.' He graduated with 2nd class honours in history, and was proxime accessit for the
teulu WYNN Wynnstay, voted consistently for his party. According to William Rees ('Gwilym Hiraethog') he was not a fluent speaker and was halting in his speech. Nevertheless, he was well regarded as a landowner and benefactor in spite of the oppressive attitude of some of his agents and there is no doubt about his popularity among ordinary folk. As a mark of respect, for his memory, when he died, as one of the gentry, a
WYNN, GRIFFITH (1669? - 1736), cleric and translator dyn yn y bywyd hwn ac yn yr hwn sy i ddyfod. The work, which is undated, is assigned by William Rowlands (Gwilym Lleyn) - see Llyfryddiaeth y Cymry - to the year 1724. There were two other editions, but W. M. Myddelton suggests that the first edition appeared about ten years later. The translator calls himself ' Offeiriad Llangadwaladr,' but his correct designation was that of ' Curate-in-charge
WYNNE, DAVID (1900 - 1983), composer composer Béla Bartók in 1927 - he studied this work carefully, as he did the Five pieces for orchestra by Arnold Schoenberg. No doubt Bartók was the strongest influence on him, but he developed his own style as a composer, becoming interested in the complex patterns of cynghanedd in poetry, especially in the work of Dafydd ap Gwilym, which he tried to convey in his music. He would work on his

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