PIERCE, JOHN (1889 - 1955), author, minister (Presb.) and schoolteacher

Name: John Pierce
Date of birth: 1889
Date of death: 1955
Gender: Male
Occupation: author, minister (Presb.) and schoolteacher
Area of activity: Education; Literature and Writing; Religion
Author: Bedwyr Lewis Jones

Born in Llandegfan, Anglesey, 10 August 1889. He was educated at Beaumaris grammar school; University College, Bangor, where he graduated B.A. in 1915; and Bala College. He was ordained in 1918 and called to the pastorate of Adwy'r Clawdd, but departed in 1921 when he was appointed Welsh master at Llangefni grammar school. He died 19 January 1955. He was author of several children's adventure books : Tri mewn trybini (1937), Dan lenni'r nos (1938), Blacmel (1946), ' Yr Ysbiwr ' in Storïau ias a chyffro (1951).

Author

Bedwyr Lewis Jones, (1933 - 1992)

Sources

Blwyddiadur y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd, 1956
Mairwen and Gwynn Jones, Dewiniaid Difyr (Llandysul 1983)(1983)
personal knowledge

Additional Links

Wikidata: Q20821169

Published date: 2001

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