Prys Morgan
Prys Morgan FRHistS FSA FLSW (born 1937) is a Welsh historian.[1]
Biography
Prys Morgan was born in Britain at Cardiff in 1937, the son of academic T. J. Morgan. His parents first met at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1926.[2] Like his brother, Rhodri Morgan, Prys Morgan was educated at Whitchurch Grammar School and St John's College, Oxford.
From 1964 he taught history at Swansea University, where his father had been a professor. He is now an Emeritus Professor of the university.
Following his retirement from academic life, he became President of the National Eisteddfod of Wales at Swansea, President of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion,[3] and is joint director of the Iolo Morganwg project at the Centre for Welsh and Celtic Studies in Aberystwyth. He is also a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales and is a Member of its inaugural Council.
Works
- Iolo Morganwg (1975)
- The Eighteenth Century Renaissance (1981)
- Wales – The Shaping of a Nation (1984)
- Bible for Wales – Beibl i Gymru (1988)
- Tempus Illustrated History of Wales (2000)
References
- ↑ "Emeritus Professor Prys T.J. Morgan in conversation with Richard Glyn Roberts", The History Magazine. Accessed 21 August 2015
- ↑ BBC News - "Minister's family love story told", 7 August 2006. Accessed 21 August 2015
- ↑ The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion - President. Accessed 21 August 2015
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