Dafydd Glyn Jones
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Dafydd Glyn Jones is a Welsh
scholar and lexicographer, born in the village of Carmel, Gwynedd
. He is a specialist in Middle Welsh prose, and his other interests include Welsh history, Robert Jones, Rhoslan, and the life and work of Emrys ap Iwan
.
He was educated at Carmel Primary School and at Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle
, Penygroes. He graduated from the University College of North Wales, Bangor and from Linacre College, Oxford
.
He spent many years as a lecturer and senior lecturer in Welsh Language and Literature at the University of Wales, Bangor. With his co-editor Bruce Griffiths he edited the Welsh Academy English-Welsh Dictionary
(Geiriadur yr Academi). He retired from the University in 2000.
Wales
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scholar and lexicographer, born in the village of Carmel, Gwynedd
Carmel, Gwynedd
Carmel is a small village near Y Fron in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The village is built up mainly of Victorian homes, with a more modern area. The village has its own school, Carmel school and still has managed to keep a couple of shops, one a general store , which is run by Doris Jones, the...
. He is a specialist in Middle Welsh prose, and his other interests include Welsh history, Robert Jones, Rhoslan, and the life and work of Emrys ap Iwan
Emrys ap Iwan
Emrys Ap-Iwan , was born Robert Ambrose Jones in Abergele, Conwy . He was a literary critic and writer on politics and religion. He is often seen as one of the most important forerunners of modern Welsh nationalism.Emrys was the son of a gardener who was employed on a nearby estate...
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He was educated at Carmel Primary School and at Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle
Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle
Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle is a small bilingual secondary school in Penygroes for pupils aged 11–18. In 2009 there were approximately 530 children enrolled including about 50 pupils in the sixth form...
, Penygroes. He graduated from the University College of North Wales, Bangor and from Linacre College, Oxford
Linacre College, Oxford
Linacre College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the UK, currently offering graduate entry only. It is located on St Cross Road at the corner of St Cross Road and South Parks Road, next to the University Parks and opposite the Tinbergen Building, which is shared by...
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He spent many years as a lecturer and senior lecturer in Welsh Language and Literature at the University of Wales, Bangor. With his co-editor Bruce Griffiths he edited the Welsh Academy English-Welsh Dictionary
Welsh Academy English-Welsh Dictionary
The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary is the most comprehensive English–Welsh dictionary ever published. It is the product of many years' work by the editors Bruce Griffiths and Dafydd Glyn Jones. The dictionary was published in 1995, with a second edition published in September 2003.The...
(Geiriadur yr Academi). He retired from the University in 2000.