Hywel Teifi Edwards
Hywel Teifi Edwards | |
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| Born | 15 October 1934 Aberarth, Ceredigion, Wales |
| Died | 4 January 2010 (aged 75) |
| Education | University College of Wales, Aberystwyth |
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| Political party | Plaid Cymru[1] |
| Spouse | Aerona |
| Children | 2, including Huw |
Hywel Teifi Edwards (15 October 1934 – 4 January 2010) was a Welsh academic and historian,[1] a prominent Welsh nationalist, a broadcaster and an author in the Welsh language.[2] He was the father of former BBC journalist Huw Edwards.[3]
Early life
[edit]Born and raised in Aberarth, Cardiganshire,[1] Edwards attended Aberaeron County School[4] and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.[5]
Career
[edit]Edwards taught Welsh at Garw Grammar School, Pontycymer, where he met his wife Aerona. Their two children are Huw Edwards and Meinir Edwards (now Meinir Krishnasamy). He subsequently became an extramural lecturer in Welsh literature at University College of Swansea, and later Professor and Head of the Welsh Department.
He retired from full-time teaching in 1995 but continued to lecture and write books. Edwards was the leading authority on the history of the National Eisteddfod of Wales.[5]
Politics
[edit]Edwards stood twice for Plaid Cymru as a prospective parliamentary candidate, in Llanelli in 1983 and Carmarthen in 1987.[3] He represented Llangennech on Dyfed County Council for 14 years.[1]
Works
[edit]- Yr Eisteddfod 1176–1976, Gomer Press (1976)
- Gŵyl Gwalia: Yr Eisteddfod yn Oes Aur Victoria 1858–1868, Gomer Press (1980)
- Codi'r hen wlad yn ei hol, 1850–1914, Gomer Press (1989)
- Eisteddfod Ffair y Byd, Chicago, 1893, Gomer Press (1990)
- Arwr glew erwau'r glo, 1850–1950, Gomer Press (1994)
- O'r pentre gwyn i Gwmderi, Gomer Press (2004)
- Hanes Eglwys Bryn Seion, Llangennech (2007)
- The National Pageant of Wales, Gomer Press (2009)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Hywel Teifi Edwards, Historian of Victorian Wales and the National Eisteddfod". London: Independent Print Limited. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ Gomer Press Archived 6 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Welsh language campaigner Hywel Teifi Edwards dies". BBC Wales. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ Cynog Dafis. "Aberystwyth University: Alumni Obituaries". Aberystwyth University. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b Rees, D Ben (26 January 2010). "Hywel Teifi Edwards obituary". The Guardian. London.
External links
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- People from Ceredigion
- Plaid Cymru politicians
- Welsh-speaking academics
- 20th-century Welsh historians
- Historians of Wales
- 1934 births
- 2010 deaths
- Alumni of Aberystwyth University
- Academics of Swansea University
- Welsh nationalists
- Members of Dyfed County Council
- 21st-century Welsh historians
- Welsh literary critics