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, Welsh education, and the study of Welsh folk tales in the first half of the twentieth century. He was also an accomplished translator into Welsh of works from English, German, Greek, and Irish.
Professor T. Gwynn Jones | |
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Anonymous portrait of T. Gwynn Jones in the National Library of Wales | |
| Born | Thomas Jones 10 October 1871 |
| Died | 7 March 1949 (aged 77) Willow Lawn, Caradoc Road, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales |
| Other names | Gwynvre ap Iwan |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, librarian, academic and poet |
| Notable work | Ymadawiad Arthur |
| Title | Emeritus Professor of Celtic |
| Spouse | Margaret Jane Davies |
| Children | Eluned, Arthur ap Gwynn, Llywelyn |
| Parent(s) | Isaac Jones and Jane Roberts |
| Awards | National Eisteddfod Chair (1902 and 1905), D.Litt (Wales) (1937), D.Litt (Eire) (1937), C.B.E. (1937) |
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