W. J. Gruffydd (Elerydd), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

W. J. Gruffydd (Elerydd)

Welsh writer, bard, minister

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1916

Place of Birth: Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Apr-2011

Profession: poet

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Libra

William John Gruffydd (1916 – 21 April 2011), better known by his bardic name of Elerydd, was a Welsh Baptist minister and poet who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales between 1984 and 1987.Like all Archdruids, Elerydd was himself the winner of a major prize at the National Eisteddfod, in his case the crown at the Pwllheli Eisteddfod in 1955 and at Cardiff in 1960.