Professor Hywel Teifi Edwards dies
Welsh scholar and historian Hywel Teifi Edwards has died aged 75.
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http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/01/05/historian-hywel-teifi-edwards-dies-at-75-91466-25527845/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8440734.stm
I penned a short tribute for the Llanelli Star -
Former Llanelli Star and Carmarthen Journal editor Robert Lloyd said Professor Hywel Teifi Edwards was unquestionably one of our most distinguished Welshmen.
He said: "During my time as a newspaper editor, it was a privilege to be on the receiving end of Hywel’s wisdom on a number of occasions.
“He was an iconic figure in Llanelli. His passion for Wales and all things Welsh shone through in everything he did in his academic, broadcasting and writing career.
“He was very influential in bringing the Royal National Eisteddfod to Llanelli in 2000.
“And, although his roots were firmly in Ceredigion, he was undoubtedly an adopted son of his beloved Llangennech and Llanelli.
“All who heard it will never forget his memorable address at his old pal Ray Gravell’s funeral at Stradey Park.
“He was a man who loved words. Welsh, of course, came first. But he was equally at home as a wit and raconteur in the English language.
“A regular on the speakers’ circuit in Wales, Hywel Teifi Edwards was a man who you could listen to for hours.
“A commanding figure who straddled the worlds of the Gorsedd, the academia and the media, he will be hugely missed.”
See stories -
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/01/05/historian-hywel-teifi-edwards-dies-at-75-91466-25527845/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8440734.stm
I penned a short tribute for the Llanelli Star -
Former Llanelli Star and Carmarthen Journal editor Robert Lloyd said Professor Hywel Teifi Edwards was unquestionably one of our most distinguished Welshmen.
He said: "During my time as a newspaper editor, it was a privilege to be on the receiving end of Hywel’s wisdom on a number of occasions.
“He was an iconic figure in Llanelli. His passion for Wales and all things Welsh shone through in everything he did in his academic, broadcasting and writing career.
“He was very influential in bringing the Royal National Eisteddfod to Llanelli in 2000.
“And, although his roots were firmly in Ceredigion, he was undoubtedly an adopted son of his beloved Llangennech and Llanelli.
“All who heard it will never forget his memorable address at his old pal Ray Gravell’s funeral at Stradey Park.
“He was a man who loved words. Welsh, of course, came first. But he was equally at home as a wit and raconteur in the English language.
“A regular on the speakers’ circuit in Wales, Hywel Teifi Edwards was a man who you could listen to for hours.
“A commanding figure who straddled the worlds of the Gorsedd, the academia and the media, he will be hugely missed.”
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