Ieuan Gwyllt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ieuan Gwyllt

Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister and hymn writer

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1822

Place of Birth: Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-May-1877

Profession: minister, hymnwriter

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ieuan Gwyllt was the bardic name of Welsh musician and minister John Roberts (22 December 1822 - 14 May 1877).
His bardic name is derived from the nom de plume he used whilst writing poetry as a boy, Ieuan Gwyllt Gelltydd Melindwr (John of the Wild Woods near the Mill Tower).
He was born at Tanrhiwfelen, a house just outside Aberystwyth, and died in Caernarfon on 14 May 1877.
He was buried at Caeathro cemetery near Caernarfon.