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EVANS, EVAN (1804 - 1886), Independent minister and author Cyssegr a'r Môr, 1842, 1852; Athrawiaeth a Dyledswydd, two volumes of sermons, 1865, 1866; he translated a work by John Owen, Tystiolaeth Ostyngedig i Ddaioni a Thoster Duw, 1843. He also translated A compendious view of Natural and Revealed Religion and A brief concordance to the Holy Scriptures, both by John Brown, Haddington, 1845, 1847; The Tryall of a Christian's Growth, Thomas Goodwin, 1847; The
EVANS, EVAN HERBER (1836 - 1896), Independent minister and college principal Born at Pant-yr-onnen, near Newcastle Emlyn, 5 July 1836. He received an elementary education at Newcastle Emlyn, Pont Sely, and Llechryd. He was later employed as a draper's assistant at Rhydlewis, Pontypridd, Merthyr Tydfil, and Liverpool. In Liverpool he came into close contact with John Thomas (1821 - 1892), at whose invitation and that of the congregation of the Tabernacle chapel he began to
EVANS, EVAN JENKIN (1882 - 1944), physicist and university professor series. In 1919 he became assistant director of the Manchester laboratories and was in charge of the department during Rutherford's absence on war work in 1917. He played for many years an important part in the training and building of Rutherford's school in Manchester. He married Elmira, daughter of Captain Thomas and Mary Rees, New Quay, Cardiganshire, and they had 5 children. In 1920 he was
EVANS, EVAN JOHN (1827 - 1891), Hebraist and college tutor
EVANS, EVAN KERI (1860 - 1941), minister (Congl.) spiritual pilgrimage, by T. Glyn Thomas, was published in 1961. He resigned from the ministry in 1938 and retired to Llanelli where he died 7 June 1941. He was particularly gifted as a translator of hymns.
EVANS, GEORGE EYRE (1857 - 1939), Unitarian minister and antiquary Son of David Lewis Evans. Born 8 September 1857 at Colyton, Devon. He was educated at a school kept by William Thomas (Gwilym Marles, 1834 - 1879) and at a school in Liverpool. For some years he was minister of the Church of the Saviour at Whitchurch, Salop, and later devoted many years of his life without pay to the service of the Unitarian chapel at Aberystwyth. But he was, above all, an
EVANS, GRIFFITH (1835 - 1935), microscopist, bacteriologist, and pioneer of protozoon pathology was educated at the British school, Bryn-crug, and afterwards privately. He was a pupil of John Pughe at Aberdovey and Towyn. In December 1853 he entered the Royal Veterinary College, qualifying as M.R.C.V.S. in May 1855. He was in the first group to obtain a commission in the Army as veterinary surgeon by examination, and, placed top of the list of examinees, he became veterinary surgeon in the
EVANS, Sir GRIFFITH HUMPHREY PUGH (1840 - 1902), barrister Born 13 January 1840, son of John Evans, J.P., Loves-grove, Llanbadarn-fawr, Cardiganshire. He was a cousin of Griffith Evans. He was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford (matriculated 1858, scholar, B.A. 1862 with a first in classical moderations, M.A. 1872), and was admitted barrister-at-law (Lincoln's Inn) in 1867. He married, 1873, Emilia Savi, daughter of James Hills, of Neechindepore, Bengal
EVANS, GRUFFYDD (1866 - 1930), cleric and antiquary Born 18 September 1866 at Pontardawe, son of John Gruffydd, works manager, and his wife Elizabeth (née Griffiths). After a brief period as pupil-teacher at Clydach (Swansea valley) he went to Lampeter, graduating in 1891 (B.D. 1902). Ordained deacon 1892 and priest 1894, he held curacies at Swansea, Llansadwrn, and Llandingad (Llandovery). He became vicar of Kidwelly, 1908, in 1913 vicar of
EVANS, GWYNFOR RICHARD (1912 - 2005), Welsh nationalist and politician independence which would enable him to dedicate himself to his mission for Wales. This too was the beginning of the political relationship with Carmarthenshire which would take him to the County Council (1949-73) and to Westminster where he would represent the constituency twice (1966-70, 1974-79). On St David's Day 1941 he married Rhiannon Prys Thomas (1919-2006) whose unconditional support for her husband
EVANS, HAROLD MEURIG (1911 - 2010), teacher, lexicographer Cymraeg Cynnar” (The Language and Style of Early Welsh Free Metre Poetry). He was awarded an honorary M.Ed. degree by the University of Wales in 1988 and received the OBE in 1995. Meurig Evans made a very important contribution to Wales and the Welsh language by publishing a series of dictionaries starting with Y Geiriadur Cymraeg Newydd / The New Welsh Dictionary published in 1953 with W. O. Thomas
EVANS, HARRY (1873 - 1914), musician Born 1 May 1873 in Russell Street, Dowlais, Glamorganshire, the son of John and Sarah Evans. His sister taught him the Tonic Sol-fa system. He was only 9 years old when he was appointed organist at Gwernllwyn Congregational chapel, Dowlais, and the church arranged for him to receive music lessons from Edward Laurence, Merthyr Tydfil. In 1887 he was appointed organist of Bethania Congregational

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