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Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu O Geredigion)
Daniel Evans (1792 – 28 March 1846), better known by his pseudonym, Daniel Ddu o Geredigion, was a Welsh language poet. Life Evans was born at Maesymynach, a farm in the parish of Llanfihangel Ystrad, Cardiganshire. He was the second of three sons born to a farmer, David Evans. Daniel Evans attended the grammar school in Lampeter, where he was taught by Eliezer Williams, before attending Jesus College, Oxford. He matriculation, matriculated in 1810, and obtained degrees of Bachelor of Arts, B.A. (1814), Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin), M.A. (1817) and Bachelor of Divinity, B.D. (1824). In 1817, he was elected by the college to a Fellow#Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin, fellowship, which he held until his death in 1846, but he resided mainly in Wales. Although Evans was ordained, he came to public attention as a poet rather than as a priest. He served briefly as chaplain of the Royal Military Asylum in Northampton, but resigned due to ill-health and returned home to his p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Ddu
Daniel Evans (1792 – 28 March 1846), better known by his pseudonym, Daniel Ddu o Geredigion, was a Welsh language poet. Life Evans was born at Maesymynach, a farm in the parish of Llanfihangel Ystrad, Cardiganshire. He was the second of three sons born to a farmer, David Evans. Daniel Evans attended the grammar school in Lampeter, where he was taught by Eliezer Williams, before attending Jesus College, Oxford. He matriculation, matriculated in 1810, and obtained degrees of Bachelor of Arts, B.A. (1814), Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin), M.A. (1817) and Bachelor of Divinity, B.D. (1824). In 1817, he was elected by the college to a Fellow#Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin, fellowship, which he held until his death in 1846, but he resided mainly in Wales. Although Evans was ordained, he came to public attention as a poet rather than as a priest. He served briefly as chaplain of the Royal Military Asylum in Northampton, but resigned due to ill-health and returned home to his p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
