David_Williams_(historian)

David Williams (historian)

David Williams (historian)

Welsh historian

David Williams (9 February 1900 – 1978) was a Welsh historian.

David Williams

Williams was born at Llan-y-Cefn, Pembrokeshire.[1]

From 1945 until his retirement in 1967, Williams was Professor of Welsh History in the University of Wales. He is best known for his classic History of Modern Wales.[2][3]

Works

  • History of Modern Wales (1950)
  • The Rebecca Riots (1955)

References

  1. [1]
    University of Wales Press – Authors. Retrieved 25 October 2014
  2. [2]
    History Today, 2002
  3. [3]
    Neil Evans and Coleg Harlech, "Writing the Social History of Modern Wales: Approaches, Achievements and Problems", Social History Vol. 17, No. 3 (Oct. 1992), pp. 479–492


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