William Evans (lexicographer)

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William Evans (d. circa 1776) was a Welsh minister and lexicographer.

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Life

Evans came from Cefn-gwilli, Llanedi in Carmarthen and was educated at Carmarthen College under Dr. Jenkins, 1767–72. He was for some years pastor of the Presbyterian congregation at Sherborne, but by March 1776 he had accepted a post at Moretonhampstead, Devon. He only spent seven weeks there, leaving on 12 May due to ill health., [1] and probably died shortly after.

Works

His claim to noticability is his English-Welsh dictionary, compiled while he was a student and published in 1771. A second edition appeared in 1812. The Welsh bibliographer Daniel Silvan Evans found some merit in it.

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References

  1. Jenkins, Robert Thomas (1959). "William Evans". Dictionary of Welsh Biography . National Library of Wales . Retrieved 10 September 2011.

Wikisource-logo.svg This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : "Evans, William (d.1776?)". Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.