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Gwyn Jones (other) (1871–1949), Welsh poet
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Gwyn Jones may refer to: * Gwyn Jones (author) (1907–1999), Welsh historian, translator and story writer * Gwyn Jones (figure skater) (born 1939), South African pair skater * Gwyn Jones (footballer, born 1912), footballer for Merthyr Town, Huddersfield Town, Rochdale, Stockport County & Tranmere Rovers * Gwyn Jones (footballer, born 1935), Welsh footballer for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bristol Rovers * Gwyn Jones (physicist) (1917–2006), Welsh physics professor and director of the National Museum of Wales * Gwyn Jones (rugby union) (born 1972), former Wales international rugby union player * Gwyn Hughes Jones, Welsh operatic tenor See also * Gwyneth Jones (other) * T. Gwynn Jones Professor Thomas Gwynn Jones C.B.E. (10 October 1871 – 7 March 1949), more widely known as T. Gwynn Jones, was a leading Welsh poet, scholar, literary critic, novelist, translator, and journalist who did important work in Welsh literature, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwyn Jones (author)
Gwyn Jones (24 May 1907 – 6 December 1999) was a Welsh novelist and story writer, and a scholar and translator of Nordic literature and history. Personal life and academic career Gwyn Jones was born on 24 May 1907 in New Tredegar, Monmouthshire, the second child of George Henry Jones (1874–1970), a miner, and his second wife, Lily Florence, née Nethercott (1877–1960), a midwife. He was brought up in nearby Blackwood. He attended Tredegar county school and studied at University College, Cardiff as an undergraduate and a postgraduate. After six years he was a schoolteacher in Wigan and Manchester, in 1935 he returned to University College, Cardiff as a lecturer. In 1940 was appointed Professor of English of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he taught until his appointment as Professor of English at University College, Cardiff in 1964, a position he held until his retirement in 1975. In 1939 Jones registered as a conscientious objector to military servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwyn Jones (figure Skater)
Idris Gwyn Jones (born 13 October 1939) is a South African pair skater. With partner Marcelle Matthews, he represented South Africa at the 1960 Winter Olympics South Africa competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States. It was the first time that the nation competed at the Winter Olympic Games, and the last time until 1994. Figure skating ;Women ;Pairs ReferencesVIII Olymp ... where he placed 13th. References South African pair skaters 1939 births Living people Olympic figure skaters for South Africa Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics {{SouthAfrica-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwyn Jones (footballer, Born 1912)
Gwyn Thomas Jones (February 1912 – 1968) was a professional footballer who played for Merthyr Town, Huddersfield Town, Rochdale, Stockport County and Tranmere Rovers. He was born in Troed-y-rhiw, Wales. https://www.enfa.co.uk (subscription required) References 1912 births Year of death missing Footballers from Merthyr Tydfil Welsh footballers Association football defenders English Football League players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. wartime guest players Stockport County F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players People from Troed-y-rhiw Sportspeople from Merthyr Tydfil County Borough {{Wales-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwyn Jones (footballer, Born 1935)
Gwynfor Jones (20 March 1935 – 13 November 2020) was a Welsh footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bristol Rovers. Career Jones began his playing career at Caernarfon Town, before joining English First Division high-flyers Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1955. He made his Wolves debut on 17 December 1955 in a 3–2 win over Black Country rivals West Bromwich Albion. He never found many opportunities for first team football at Molineux though, and managed just 21 appearances over seven years. He did however appear during Wolves' league championship-winning seasons of 1958 and 1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ..., and played in their 1959 Charity Shield victory. He joined Bristol Rovers in 1962, where he went on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwyn Jones (physicist)
Gwyn Owain Jones (29 March 1917 – 3 July 2006) was a Welsh physicist and academic, who moved from being a professor at the University of London to become director of the National Museum of Wales. Life Jones was born in Cardiff on 29 March 1917. He was educated at Port Talbot County School and Monmouth School before winning a Edmund Meyrick, Meyricke scholarship to Jesus College, Oxford to study physics. He graduated in 1939 and became a Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield, obtaining his Doctor of Philosophy, PhD on the physics of glass. (He published ''Glass'' in 1956.) He became a member of the secret British nuclear weapons research programme, code-name Tube Alloys, in 1942, moving back to Oxford in 1946 as a Nuffield Foundation Research Fellow at the Clarendon Laboratory before becoming Reader (academic rank), Reader in Experimental Physics (1949) and then Professor of Physics (1953) at Queen Mary, University of London, Queen Mary College in the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwyn Jones (rugby Union)
Rhodri Gwyn Jones (born 5 October 1972) is a former Wales international rugby union player. Jones played as a flanker and won 13 caps for Wales over a period of two years before a spinal injury ended his rugby career in December 1997. Early life Jones was born in Swansea in 1972. He was educated at Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pontybrenin, then Ysgol Gyfun Gwŷr. He went on to Llandovery College and then Cardiff Medical School, where he played for Cardiff Medicals RFC. Rugby career Jones captained Wales at under 15 and under 17 level. He also won five caps for the under 18 level. He soon progressed to the Senior stage winning 13 caps for Wales, five of which as captain. He was the 109th Captain of Wales. His first cap was against Italy in 1996 and his last against New Zealand in 1997. Jones scored one international try. Jones suffered a spinal injury playing in his normal position of open-side flanker for his club Cardiff against Swansea in December 1997. For five days after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwyn Hughes Jones
Gwyn Hughes Jones (born 25 October 1969) is a Welsh operatic tenor, best known for his leading roles in romantic Italian operatic repertoire. Early life and education Gwyn Hughes Jones was born in Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey, Wales, and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio. Career Jones began his operatic career at Welsh National Opera in 1995, appearing as Ismaele in Verdi's ''Nabucco''. He has subsequently appeared for WNO in roles such as Cavaradossi in Tosca, Don Alvaro in La forza del destino and Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly. In 2011, he appeared as Cavaradossi in Puccini's ''Tosca'' directed by Catherine Malfitano for English National Opera. In 2012, he made his debut for the New York Metropolitan Opera as Manrico in Verdi's ''Il trovatore'' directed by David McVicar. In 2015, he was cast as Don Alvaro in Verdi's ''La forza del destino'' by director Calixto Bieito. In 2016, he was cast as Turiddu in Mascagni's ''Cavalleria Rusticana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwyneth Jones (other)
Gwyneth Jones may refer to: * Gwyneth Jones (soprano) (born 1936), Welsh soprano * Gwyneth Jones (novelist) (born 1952), British science fiction novelist See also * Gwyn Jones (other) {{hndis, Jones, Gwyneth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |