Eurwyn Wiliam Explained

Eurwyn Wiliam
Honorific Suffix:FSA
Nationality:Welsh
Alma Mater:University of Wales (MA PhD)
Chairman
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
Term:2009–19
Successor:Nancy Edwards

Eurwyn Wiliam (pronounced as /cy/;) is a Welsh curator and author who was Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (2009–19) and Assistant Keeper of the National Museum Wales.

Career

A native of the Lleyn Peninsula, Wiliam studied for the postgraduate degrees of Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of Wales.[1] He was Assistant Keeper and later Director of Collections and Research and Deputy Director-General of the National Museum Wales.[2] [3]

Wiliam was appointed as a commissioner of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales in 1992 and later succeeded Ralph A. Griffiths as chair in 2009 retiring in 2019.[4] [5] He was involved in establishing the register to protect Welsh placenames.[6] [7]

He is also chair of the Nantgarw China Works (Pottery) Trust.[8] [9] He has also been Chairman of the University of Wales Alumni Association.[10] He was elected President of the Cambrian Archaeological Association in 2021.[11]

An authority on the buildings of Wales and Welsh vernacular architecture, he has published several books on the subject.[12] [13]

Wiliam was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1988.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr Eurwyn Wiliam. 2021-04-19. Society of Antiquaries of London. en-GB.
  2. Web site: WalesOnline. 18 March 2009. The Royal Commission, True Energy, Positif Politics. 2021-04-19. WalesOnline. en.
  3. Web site: Contact us. 2021-04-19. National Museum Wales. en.
  4. Web site: RCAHMW Appointment of Chair and Commissioners. 2021-04-19. rcahmw.gov.uk.
  5. Web site: UK Historic Environment Agencies launch Declaration for the Preservation of Digital Intellectual Record – Digital Preservation Coalition. 2021-04-19. www.dpconline.org.
  6. News: 8 May 2017. Register to protect Welsh historical place names launched. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-04-19.
  7. Web site: Economy Secretary launches UK's first statutory list of historic place names. 2021-04-19. GOV.WALES. en.
  8. Web site: Noson yng nghwmni Dr Eurwyn Wiliam-Hanes Crochendy Nantgarw – Booking by Bookwhen. 2021-04-19. bookwhen.com.
  9. Web site: 6 December 2020. "Arts and culture in Wales must survive this pandemic" says Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism. 2021-04-19. InYourArea.co.uk.
  10. Web site: Contributor. Web. 28 July 2016. Lady Llanover's triple harp, a Brynmawr armchair and a locomotive named after the Eisteddfod! West Wales Chronicle : News for Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Swansea and Beyond. 2021-04-19. en-GB.
  11. Web site: Newsletter for 2021 – Cambrian Archaeological Association. 2021-04-19. en-US.
  12. Web site: 19 April 2021. Eurwyn Wiliam. University of Wales Press.
  13. Web site: Books by Eurwyn Wiliam (Author of The Welsh Cottage). 2021-04-19. www.goodreads.com.

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