PAGE, JOHN (Ioan Glan Dyfrdwy; 1830? - 1852), poet
Pseudonym: Ioan Glan Dyfrdwy
Date of birth: 1830?
Date of death: 1852
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: Robert Thomas Jenkins
Of unknown (English) origin, was brought up at Bala. He was one of the four founders of 'Cymdeithas Lenyddol Penllyn' (see under John Peter). He died 17 June 1852. A booklet of his verse, Briallu o lanau y Dyfrdwy, was published at Bala in 1852.
Author
- Emeritus Professor Robert Thomas Jenkins, (1881 - 1969)
- J. W. Jones, Adgofion Andronicus, 80-4
- Date of death, age, and some of his work in John Peter, NLW MS 2612B: 'Trysorfa Gyffredin'
Sources
- Wikidata: Q28361198
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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