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T. Gwynn Jones
Welsh poet
Also known as: Thomas Gwynn Jones
Quick Facts
- In full:
- Thomas Gwynn Jones
- Born:
- Oct. 10, 1871, Abergele, Denbighshire, Wales
- Died:
- March 7, 1949, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion (aged 77)
- Notable Works:
- “Cynddilig”
- “Tir na n-Og”
T. Gwynn Jones (born Oct. 10, 1871, Abergele, Denbighshire, Wales—died March 7, 1949, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion) was a Welsh-language poet and scholar best known for his narrative poems on traditional Celtic themes. After spending much of his earlier life as a journalist, Jones joined the National Library of Wales at Aberystwyth in 1909; in 1913 he went to the University of Wales as lecturer and, later, as professor of Welsh literature. His awdl “Ymadawiad Arthur” (“The Departure of Arthur”), which won the highest honour at the National Eisteddfod in 1902, is one of the most significant landmarks in the Welsh literary ...(100 of 189 words)