Iorwerth peate biography of william

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Iorwerth peate biography of william

Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape "Donate to the archive" User icon An illustration of a person's head and chest. Sign up Log in. Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. Metropolitan Museum Cleveland Museum of Art. During his period at Aberystwyth he met Nansi Ann Davies whom he married on 9 September Fleure which looked at medieval Wales from a human geography viewpoint.

He was responsible for writing the text and his three co-authors prepared the maps and illustrations: he never had much to say for the use of maps, one of the distinctive tools of the geographer. After graduating in in Colonial History and Geography and Anthropology in he carried out a study of the physical anthropological characteristics of the natives of the Dyfi valley, their dialect and folklore for which he was awarded an M.

From to he lectured to classes of the College's Department of Extra-mural Studies in rural Ceredigion and Meirioneth before changing his career and moving to Cardiff. His work The Guide to the Collection of Welsh Bygones , belongs to this period, as does his Cymru a'i Phobl which interpreted Fleure's ideas on the human geography of Wales to Welsh readers.

The high-point of this period was his Diwylliant Gwerin Cymru , revised and published in translation as Tradition and Folk Life in His intention was to publish a series of regional studies on the same subject but this was thwarted in when he was appointed Keeper-in-Charge later Curator of the new Folk Museum created in the grounds of St Fagans Castle.

Henceforth he devoted his attention to the selection of suitable buildings for re-erection at St Fagans, as had been done in Skansen, the pioneering open-air museum near Stockholm. He paid special attention to the collection and recording of craft terminologies and dialects by his staff and publicised the new institution by lecturing extensively throughout Wales and contributing numerous articles to the press.

He claimed a family link with Samuel Roberts , the main upholder of that tradition. He recognised in W. Gruffydd whom he came to know when he moved to Cardiff and became his neighbour in Rhiwbina a kindred spirit sharing the same ideas on religion, literature, politics and social matters. He contributed extensively to Gruffydd 's journal Y Llenor and a number of his articles appeared in his volumes Sylfeini , Ym Mhob Pen , and Syniadau His poetry was published in five volumes, Y Cawg Aur a cherddi eraill , Plu'r Gweunydd , Y Deyrnas Goll a cherddi eraill , Cerddi Chwarter Canrif - which included a selection of his earlier poetry - and Cerddi Diweddar In the opinion of some critics his poetry was old fashioned and belonged to the 'Golden Age' of Welsh literature of the beginning of the twentieth century.

His typically robust response was to berate the present age as 'The Dirt Age' and to implore his readers to help him to restore Reason and Tolerance to a deranged world. He acted as a National Eisteddfod adjudicator many times over the years, contributed a regular column in the Welsh language newspaper Y Cymro as a reviewer and was not afraid to express himself forcibly on matters of the day, especially the deterioration of the Welsh language in the press and on the radio.

He wrote with enviable ease and clarity. He was a fervent pacifist and was registered as a conscientious objector in He lost his post in the National Museum at the time as a result of a dispute following an unofficial enquiry he had made on behalf of a colleague concerning the reserved status of museum posts during the war. He recorded with pride in his autobiography Rhwng Dau Fyd how he was reinstated in his post with the active support of leading Members of Parliament at a meeting of the Museum Court.

Work on the museum commenced in , in the grounds of St Fagans Castle on the outskirts of Cardiff donated by the Earl of Plymouth. Peate was Keeper-in-Charge later Curator of the museum from its opening until Peate published work on the study of folk life in both English and Welsh, and wrote a regular review column for the Welsh-language newspaper Y Cymro.

He was a pacifist who registered as a conscientious objector in [ 2 ] and believed in a monoglot Welsh-speaking Wales. Peate was a judge for the National Eisteddfod for a number of years. Peate received a number of honours over his life. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by both the National University of Ireland and the University of Wales.

In Peate married Nansi Ann Davies — , whom he had met when they were students at Aberystwyth.