POWEL, CHARLES (1712 - 1796), antiquarian
Date of birth: 1712
Date of death: 1796
Spouse: Catherine Powel (née Penry)
Gender: Male
Occupation: antiquarian
Area of activity: History and Culture; Scholarship and Languages
Author: John James Jones
the last in the male line of descent of the Powels of Castlemadoc, Brecknock, and ultimately descending from William Powel, a Welsh poet who flourished c. 1580-1620. He was an antiquarian of more than usual merit, and corresponded with many of the leading antiquarians of his day. His researches into the antiquities of South Wales attracted the notice of John Strange who referred to some of Powel's discoveries and theories in two papers read before the Society of Antiquaries in 1769 and 1775, and subsequently published in Archaeologia, vols. i and v. [ Catherine Penry, heiress of Cefn Brith, was his wife.]
Author
- John James Jones, (1892 - 1957)
- Poole, The Illustrated History and Biography of Brecknockshire (1886), 311
- Theophilus Jones, Edwin Davies, Joseph Russell Bailey, History of the County of Brecknock (1909-1930), ii, 183-5
- Thomas Rees, A topographical and historical description of South Wales (1815)
- H. Blackwell, NLW MS 9270A: A Dictionary of Welsh Biography
Sources
- Wikidata: Q20732702
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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