Evan Evans (poet), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Evan Evans (poet)

Welsh scholar, poet and cleric, called "Ieuan Fardd" or "Ieuan Brydydd Hir"

Date of Birth: 20-May-1731

Place of Birth: Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Aug-1789

Profession: poet, curate

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Evan Evans (20 May 1731 – 4 August 1788) (bardic name Ieuan Fardd, also known as Ieuan Brydydd Hir) was a Welsh language poet, clergyman, antiquary and literary critic.Evans, son of Jenkin Evans, was born at Cynhawdref, in the parish of Lledrod, Cardiganshire.
He received his education at the grammar school of Ystrad Meurig, under the scholar and poet Edward Richard.
He moved to Oxford, and entered Merton College in 1751 but left without graduating.
He had conveyed a small freehold in Cardiganshire to his younger brother for £100, in order to support himself at the university. By 1754 he had been ordained as a priest, and he served as curate in at least eighteen different parishes, including at Newick in Sussex, at Tywyn in Merionethshire, at Llanberis and Llanllechid in Carnarvonshire, and at Llanfair Talhaiarn in Denbighshire.