Reverend Thomas Price (2 October 1787 – 7 November 1848)[1] (known by the bardic name of Carnhuanawc) was a historian and a major Welsh literary figure of the early 19th century.
Price was born at Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan near Builth Wells. In 1805 he went to Brecon grammar school, living in lodgings until he was able to qualify as a deacon of the Church of England. He became a curate in Radnorshire, living at Builth Wells with his mother. He wrote in both the English and Welsh languages. He was a major influence on Lady Charlotte Guest, whom he assisted in her translation of the Mabinogion. He was also associated with the work of Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover, to whom he taught Welsh. Lady Llanover became his patron and brought him to live near her when his health failed.
Price was an advocate of pan-Celticism. To this end he learnt the Breton language 1824-25 and encouraged the British and Foreign Bible Society to fund the translation and printing of the Breton Bible (1827?). He visited Jean-François Le Gonidec at Angoulême in 1829 assisting him with the Breton translation.[2]