William Evans (lexicographer)
William Evans (d. circa 1776) was a
lexicographer
.
Life
Evans came from Cefn-gwilli,
Presbyterian congregation at Sherborne, but by March 1776 he had accepted a post at Moretonhampstead, Devon. He only spent seven weeks there, leaving on 12 May due to ill health.,[1]
and probably died shortly after.
Works
His claim to noticeability is his English-Welsh dictionary, compiled while he was a student and published in 1771. A second edition appeared in 1812. The Welsh bibliographer Daniel Silvan Evans found some merit in it.
References
- ^ Jenkins, Robert Thomas (1959). "William Evans". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Evans, William (d.1776?)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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