Eurwyn Wiliam (; ) is a Welsh curator and author who was Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (2009–19) and Assistant Keeper of the National Museum Wales.

Career

A native of the Lleyn Peninsula, Wiliam studied for the postgraduate degrees of Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of Wales. He was Assistant Keeper and later Director of Collections and Research and Deputy Director-General of the National Museum Wales. Wiliam was appointed as a

commissioner A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...

of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales in 1992 and later succeeded

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as chair in 2009 retiring in 2019. He was involved in establishing the register to protect Welsh placenames. He is also chair of the Nantgarw China Works (Pottery) Trust. He has also been Chairman of the University of Wales Alumni Association. He was elected President of the Cambrian Archaeological Association in 2021. An authority on the buildings of Wales and Welsh vernacular architecture, he has published several books on the subject. Wiliam was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1988.

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