Daniel Silvan Evans
Daniel Silvan Evans (1818–1903) was a lexicographer, linguist and poet.
Also recorded as D. Silvan Evans
Daniel Silvan Evans
John Cambrian Rowland · This image is available from the National Library of Wales You can view this image in its original context on the NLW Catalogue · Public domain
- Born
- 1818 · Llanarth
- Died
- 1903
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- lexicographer · linguist · poet · university teacher · philologist
- Education
- University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus
- Languages
- English · Welsh
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Biography
Born at Llanarth in 1818, died in 1903.
Daniel Silvan Evans studied at University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus. The recorded working language is English and Welsh.
Employment is recorded with Aberystwyth University.
A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: Daniel Silvan Evans – Welsh scholar and lexicographer (1818–1903)
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Laying a gravestone on the grave of the lexicographer Daniel Silvan Evans
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