Victor Erle Nash-Williams
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Victor Erle Nash-Williams (1897–1955) was a noted Welsh
archaeologist.
Educated at the Lewis School, Pengam
, and at the University College
in Cardiff, he was appointed Keeper at the National Museum of Wales. His work involved the excavation of a Roman villa
at Llantwit Major
, catalogues of the inscribed and sculptured stones at Caerleon
and at Caerwent
, a book on Roman Wales, The Roman Frontier in Wales' (1954) and his magnum opus, The Early Christian Monuments of Wales (Cardiff, 1950). He was editor of Archaeologia Cambrensis
from 1950 to 1955.
His brother, Alvah Harry Nash-Williams, was a well-known author of school Latin
textbooks, and his son, Crispin St. John Alvah Nash-Williams, a prominent mathematician.
A monument to his efforts can be seen at the Roman Legionary Museum in Caerleon
.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
archaeologist.
Educated at the Lewis School, Pengam
Lewis School, Pengam
Lewis School, Pengam is a comprehensive school founded in 1729 in the town of Pengam and, latterly, nearby Gilfach, in the Rhymney Valley in south Wales.- Location :...
, and at the University College
Cardiff University
Cardiff University is a leading research university located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It received its Royal charter in 1883 and is a member of the Russell Group of Universities. The university is consistently recognised as providing high quality research-based...
in Cardiff, he was appointed Keeper at the National Museum of Wales. His work involved the excavation of a Roman villa
Roman villa
A Roman villa is a villa that was built or lived in during the Roman republic and the Roman Empire. A villa was originally a Roman country house built for the upper class...
at Llantwit Major
Llantwit Major
Llantwit Major is a small coastal town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the Bristol Channel coast. A small stream, the Afon Col-huw, runs through the town.-Local government:...
, catalogues of the inscribed and sculptured stones at Caerleon
Caerleon
Caerleon is a suburban village and community, situated on the River Usk in the northern outskirts of the city of Newport, South Wales. Caerleon is a site of archaeological importance, being the site of a notable Roman legionary fortress, Isca Augusta, and an Iron Age hill fort...
and at Caerwent
Caerwent
Caerwent is a village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located about five miles west of Chepstow and eleven miles east of Newport, and was founded by the Romans as the market town of Venta Silurum, an important settlement of the Brythonic Silures tribe. The modern village is built...
, a book on Roman Wales, The Roman Frontier in Wales' (1954) and his magnum opus, The Early Christian Monuments of Wales (Cardiff, 1950). He was editor of Archaeologia Cambrensis
Archaeologia Cambrensis
Archaeologia Cambrensis is an archaeological and historical scholarly journal, published annually in Wales by the Cambrian Archaeological Association, containing excavation reports, book reviews, and historical essays...
from 1950 to 1955.
His brother, Alvah Harry Nash-Williams, was a well-known author of school Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
textbooks, and his son, Crispin St. John Alvah Nash-Williams, a prominent mathematician.
A monument to his efforts can be seen at the Roman Legionary Museum in Caerleon
Caerleon
Caerleon is a suburban village and community, situated on the River Usk in the northern outskirts of the city of Newport, South Wales. Caerleon is a site of archaeological importance, being the site of a notable Roman legionary fortress, Isca Augusta, and an Iron Age hill fort...
.