David Williams (9 February 1900 – 1978) was a

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historian. Williams was born at Llan-y-Cefn, Pembrokeshire. From 1945 until his retirement in 1967, Williams was Professor of Welsh History in the

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. He is best known for his classic ''History of Modern Wales''.Neil Evans and Coleg Harlech, "Writing the Social History of Modern Wales: Approaches, Achievements and Problems", ''Social History'' Vol. 17, No. 3 (Oct. 1992), pp. 479-492

Works

*''History of Modern Wales'' (1950) *''The Rebecca Riots'' (1955)

References

1900 births 1978 deaths 20th-century Welsh historians Academics of the University of Wales Historians of Wales {{Wales-writer-stub