Ifan ab Owen Edwards
History of Wales > Founder

Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards is famous for being a lecturer and the founder of Urdd Gobaith Cymru.

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• 1912–15: He went to University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.
• 1915–18: He served as a soldier in World War I.
• 1918–20: He went to Oxford University and graduated in History.
• 1920–50: Editor of the children’s periodical ‘Cymru’r Plant’.
• 1922: He founded Urdd Gobaith Cymru. His letter in the January 1922 edition of ‘Cymru’r Plant’ led to the founding of Urdd Gobaith Cymru.
• 1928: He held the first Urdd recreational camp in Llanuwchllyn.
• 1928: He initiated the annual Urdd Eisteddfod.
• 1932: He established an Urdd camp at Llangrannog. He initiated the Urdd sports.
• 1939: It was through his endeavours that a Welsh school was opened at Aberystwyth.
• 1947: He received a Knighthood.
• 1950: The Glan-llyn Urdd camp was created.

Place of Birth: Tremaran, Llanuwchllyn

Date of Birth: 25 July 1895

Date of Death: 23 January 1970

‘Urdd Gobaith Cymru was established by Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards in 1922. His aim was to protect the Welsh language in a world where the English language dominated every aspect of life outside the home.’ – ‘Our History’, Urdd – https://www.urdd.cymru/en/about-us/our-history/

External Links

Wikipedia - Ifan ab Owen Edwards

Dictionary of Welsh Biography - Ifan ab Owen Edwards