Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd)

Welsh journalist and poet

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1820

Place of Birth: Dolgellau, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1852

Profession: poet, minister, journalist

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Evan Jones (5 September 1820 – 23 February 1852), also known by his bardic name Ieuan Gwynedd, was an independent minister and journalist.
Jones is chiefly remembered for his defense of women following the damning insinuations made in the 1847 report of the state of education in Wales, more commonly known as the Treachery of the Blue Books.
He edited several papers in London and in Wales but it his work on Y Gymraes (The Welshwoman), which has made him of particular interest to Welsh historians.