Hywel Teifi Edwards (15 October 1934 – 4 January 2010) was a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

academic and historian, a prominent

Welsh nationalist Welsh nationalism ( cy, Cenedlaetholdeb Cymreig) emphasises and celebrates the distinctiveness of Welsh culture and Wales as a nation or country. Welsh nationalism may also include calls for further autonomy or self determination which includes ...

, a broadcaster and an author in the

Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language family, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut P ...

. He was the father of the BBC journalist

Huw Edwards Huw Edwards (; born 18 August 1961) is a Welsh journalist, presenter, and newsreader. Edwards presents ''BBC News at Ten'', the corporation's flagship news broadcast. Edwards also presents BBC coverage of state events, international events, th ...

Early life

Born and raised in

Aberarth Aberarth is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, in the community of Dyffryn Arth, on the southern end of Cardigan Bay between Aberystwyth and Cardigan at the mouth of the River Arth on the A487 road. The Wales Coast Path passes through the village. ...

Ceredigion Ceredigion ( , , ) is a county in the west of Wales, corresponding to the historic county of Cardiganshire. During the second half of the first millennium Ceredigion was a minor kingdom. It has been administered as a county since 1282. Cere ...

, Edwards attended Aberaeron Grammar School and the

University College of Wales, Aberystwyth , mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all , established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'') , former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth , type = Public , endowment = ...

Career

Edwards taught Welsh at Garw Grammar School,

Pontycymmer Pontycymer, also spelt Pontycymmer, is a former mining village in Wales. It is situated in the Garw Valley, in Bridgend County Borough, about 7 miles or 11 km north of the town of Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , ...

, where he met his wife Aerona. Their two children are

and Meinir Edwards (now Meinir Krishnasamy). He subsequently became an extramural lecturer in Welsh literature at

University of Wales, Swansea , former_names=University College of Swansea, University of Wales Swansea , motto= cy, Gweddw crefft heb ei dawn , mottoeng="Technical skill is bereft without culture" , established=1920 – University College of Swansea 1996 – University of Wa ...

, and later Professor and Head of the Welsh Department. He retired from full-time teaching in 1995 but continued to lecture and write books. Edwards was the leading authority on the history of the

National Eisteddfod of Wales The National Eisteddfod of Wales (Welsh language, Welsh: ') is the largest of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales. Its eight days of competitions and performances are considered the largest music and poetry festival in Eur ...

Politics

Edwards stood twice for

Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru ( ; ; officially Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales, often referred to simply as Plaid) is a centre-left to left-wing, Welsh nationalist political party in Wales, committed to Welsh independence from the United Kingdom. Plaid wa ...

as a parliamentary candidate, in

Llanelli Llanelli ("St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. ...

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

and

Carmarthen Carmarthen (, RP: ; cy, Caerfyrddin , "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy. north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. The population was 14,185 in 2011, ...

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

. He represented

Llangennech Llangennech (()) is a village and community in the area of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, which covers an area of . It is governed by Llangennech Community Council and Carmarthenshire County Council. Llangennech is also the name of the count ...

Dyfed County Council Dyfed County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Dyfed) was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Dyfed in south west Wales. It operated between 1974 and 1996. The county council was based at County Hall, Carmarthen. History Dyfed County Cou ...

for 12 years from 1977, and served for over 30 years as a

member of Llangennech Community Council.Click on Wales: Dylan Iorwerth, "Hurricane from Llangennech", 4 January 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012
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Works

*''Yr Eisteddfod 1176–1976'', Gomer Press (1976) *''Gŵyl Gwalia: Yr Eisteddfod yn Oes Aur Victoria 1858–1868'', Gomer Press (1980) *''Codi'r hen wlad yn ei hol, 1850–1914'', Gomer Press (1989) *''Eisteddfod Ffair y Byd, Chicago, 1893'', Gomer Press (1990) *''Arwr glew erwau'r glo, 1850–1950'', Gomer Press (1994) *''O'r pentre gwyn i Gwmderi'', Gomer Press (2004) *''Hanes Eglwys Bryn Seion, Llangennech'' (2007) *''The National Pageant of Wales'', Gomer Press (2009)

References

External links

Obituary in the THESObituary in Welsh IconsObituary in The Guardian
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Hywel Teifi People from Ceredigion Plaid Cymru politicians Welsh-speaking academics 20th-century Welsh historians Historians of Wales 1934 births 2010 deaths Alumni of Aberystwyth University Academics of Swansea University Welsh nationalists Members of Dyfed County Council 21st-century Welsh historians