DAVIES, STEPHEN (1790 - 1858), poet
Date of birth: 1790
Date of death: 1858
Spouse: Catherine Davies (née Price)
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Eisteddfod; Poetry
Author: Emlyn Wynne Evans
Of Dyserth, also known as 'Stephan'; born at Prestatyn, Flintshire, 8 November 1790. His parents moved to Dyserth while he was still young. In 1822 he married Catherine Price, of Moelfra, near Abergele; she died in 1835, and his elegy on her death is a pathetic and moving composition. His poetry, much of which was published in Welsh magazines, is of a high standard, and he was a successful eisteddfod competitor. Among his best-known compositions are 'Hiraeth ar ol mabolaeth,' awarded the prize at the Liverpool Gordovic eisteddfod, 1840, and 'Ymddiddan rhwng y bardd ac Amser.' He died 6 April 1858, and was buried at Galltmelyd (Meliden), near Prestatyn.
Author
- Emlyn Wynne Evans, (1985)
- T. R. Roberts, Eminent Welshmen: a short biographical dictionary of Welshmen... from the earliest times to the present (1908)
- Cymru yn hanesyddol, parthedegol, a bywgraphyddol (1875)
- H. Blackwell, NLW MSS 9251-9277A: A Dictionary of Welsh Biography
Sources
- Wikidata: Q20734410
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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