John Davies (historian)

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John Davies (2013)

John Davies (born April 25, 1938 in Rhondda , † February 16, 2015 in Grangetown near Cardiff ) was a Welsh historian and media writer.

Life

After studying in Cardiff and Cambridge, Davies taught Welsh language at the University of Wales at Aberystwyth . Since 1980 he has published standard works on Welsh history - some in Welsh language - and has written numerous radio and television programs for the BBC . In 2010 he received the Welsh Book Prize for his work Cymru: Y 100 Lle I'w Gweld Cyn Marw ("Wales: 100 Places You Must See Before You Die").

Works (selection)

Web links

  • Historian and BBC commentator John Davies dies aged 76. In: BBC News , February 16, 2015.