Bedwyr Lewis Jones (1 September 1933 – 28 August 1992) was a

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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. He taught at

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for a year, before becoming a lecturer at University College, BangorD Ben Rees, "Obituary: Professor Bedwyr Lewis Jones", ''The Independent'', 1 September 1992
/ref> 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 Robert Williams Parry (6 March 1884 – 4 January 1956) was one of Wales's most notable 20th-century poets writing in Welsh. Life R. Williams Parry was born in Tal-y-sarn, in Dyffryn Nantlle, a first cousin to the writers T. H. Parry-Williams ...

. *''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).

's prose works. *''Gwŷr Môn'' (1979). "Men of Anglesey", biographies.

References

1933 births 1992 deaths Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Welsh scholars and academics Welsh-language writers 20th-century Welsh writers People from Wrexham {{Wales-writer-stub