Bedwyr Lewis Jones

Bedwyr Lewis Jones (1 September 1933 – 28 August 1992) was a Welsh scholar, literary critic and linguist.

Jones was born in Wrexham, Denbighshire but brought up in Llaneilian on Ynys Môn, north Wales. He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating in 1956.[1] He taught at Dolgellau for a year, before becoming a lecturer at University College, Bangor[2] In 1974, he became Bangor's head of the Department of Welsh Language and Literature and a professor.

Works

Studies:

  • Yr Hen Bersoniaid Llengar (1963). Aspects of 18th and 19th century Welsh-language literature.
  • R. Williams Parry in the series Writers of Wales. A study of poet R. Williams Parry.
  • Arthur y Cymry (1975). "The Arthur of the Welsh".
  • Iaith Sir Fôn (1983). The spoken Welsh of Anglesey.
  • Yn Ei Elfen (1992). Etymology.

As editor:

  • Blodeugerdd o'r Bedwaredd Ganrif ar Bymtheg (1965). Anthology of 19th century Welsh-language verse.
  • Rhyddiaith R. Williams Parry (1974). R. Williams Parry's prose works.
  • Gwŷr Môn (1979). "Men of Anglesey", biographies.
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gollark: Information flow: imagine some farmer, due to some detail of their climate/environment, needs extra wood or something. But the central planning models just say "each farmer needs 100 units of wood for farming 10 units of pig"; what are they meant to do?
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References
  1. "Deaths". The Jesus College Record. Jesus College, Oxford (1992/1993): 66. 1993.
  2. D Ben Rees, "Obituary: Professor Bedwyr Lewis Jones", The Independent, 1 September 1992


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