T. Ifor Rees, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

T. Ifor Rees

British writer and diplomat

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1890

Place of Birth: Rhydypennau, Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Feb-1977

Profession: diplomat

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Dr Thomas Ifor Rees C.M.G.
(16 February 1890 – 11 February 1977) was a British diplomat, author and translator.
Born Thomas Ifor Rees at 'Bronceiro' near the hamlet of Rhydypennau in Cardiganshire, Wales, he served as Britain's first Ambassador to Bolivia from 1947 until his retirement in 1949. He was the author of a number of travel books in Welsh and English, such as In and around the valley of Mexico (1953), Sajama (1960) and Illimani (1964).
His translations include a Welsh translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, published in Mexico City in 1939.