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Eirian Owen
Eirian is a name of Welsh origin. Notable people with this name include: Given name * Eirian Jones, New Zealand phytopathologist * Eirian Llwyd (1951–2014), Welsh artist * Eirian Smith (born 1998), American acrobatic gymnast * Eirian Williams (born 1955), Welsh snooker referee Middle name * James Eirian Davies (1918–1998), Welsh poet * Jennie Eirian Davies (1925–1982), Welsh politician * Sian Eirian Rees Davies (born 1981), Welsh writer {{given name Welsh given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eirian Jones
Elisabeth Eirian Jones is a New Zealand phytopathologist, and a full professor at Lincoln University, specialising in sustainable control strategies for cropping industries. Academic career After a BSc(Hons) at the Manchester Metropolitan University, Jones completed a PhD titled ''Comparative behaviour of mycoparasitic Pythium species'' at the University of Edinburgh. Jones then moved to the University of Warwick The University of Warwick ( ; abbreviated as ''Warw.'' in post-nominal letters) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The university was founded in 1965 as part of ..., before being appointed to Lincoln University in New Zealand. She was promoted to full professor in 2022. Her main research focus is on plant pathogens, particularly woody trunk and root pathogens in horticultural crops such as grapevines. She is part of the Bioprotection Aotearoa Centre of Research Excellence based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eirian Llwyd
Eirian Llwyd (1951 – 29 January 2014) was a Welsh artist and wife of former Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones. Biography Llwyd was born at Prion near Denbigh, Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic .... After nursing in Liverpool between 1969-73 she worked as a midwife at St Asaph Hospital. In 1974 she married Ieuan and was supportive of his political career in Parliament, Assembly Member, Leader of Plaid Cymru and Deputy First Minister in the One Wales Government. Llwyd was a proud nationalist and campaigned alongside Cymdeithas yr Iaith in protest for the Welsh language between the 1960s and 1970s. She also promoted women's positions in politics and helped reconfigure Plaid’s constitution in the 1980s to secure women in Plaid’s major committees. Along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eirian Smith
Eirian Smith (born June 26, 1998) is an American female acrobatic gymnast. With Brian Kincher, she competed in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships The 24th World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships were held in Levallois-Perret, France at the Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan from 10 July to 12 July 2014. 21 countries took part in the competition. Medal Tab .... References External links * * 1998 births Living people American acrobatic gymnasts Female acrobatic gymnasts 21st-century American women {{acrobatic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eirian Williams
Eirian Williams (born 3 September 1955) is a former professional snooker referee. He was formerly a police officer with the Dyfed-Powys Police in the Welsh towns of Llanelli, Llandeilo and Ammanford. Early life Williams lived in Cynheidre and was a police officer for 18 years, working from Llanelli. He retired from Dyfed-Powys Police to become a professional snooker referee. Refereeing career Williams attained the Class C Snooker Referees accreditation in 1981 and within five years, was the Senior Welsh Referee in the Home International Series. By 1991, his Refereeing Classification had twice been upgraded and he now held the Class 1 (formerly A) certificate. In 1991, the Professional tour, run by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) opened the Professional game to an unlimited number of players thus requiring more Referees to officiate at the subsequent extra matches. He was invited to join the Professional Referees Association and became one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Eirian Davies
James Eirian Davies (28 May 1918 – 5 July 1998) was a Welsh poet and Methodist minister. His wife, Jennie, was a well-known journalist and politician. His parents were Rachel and Dafydd Davies, who worked a farm in the Nantgaredig area of Carmarthenshire. He attended Nantgaredig Primary School and then the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Carmarthen. Tragedy struck when his brother Emrys was drowned when they were swimming in the River Tywi near Llain. He was much comforted by the local chapel community, and it was they who later influenced his decision to enter the ministry. Following a preparatory year at Trevecka College, he studied for a degree at University College of Wales, Swansea. He then sought theological training at the 'United Theological College' in Aberystwyth, and was well known in the area as a popular (and unconventional) student-preacher. In 1949, he was ordained a minister in the Calvinistic Methodist Church, ministering in Hirwaun and Penderyn, Cynon V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie Eirian Davies
Jennie Eirian Davies (6 January 1925 – 6 May 1982) was a Welsh politician and magazine editor. Early life Jennie Howells was born in Llanpumsaint, Carmarthenshire and educated at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. She trained as a teacher.Elin Angharad"Jennie Eirian Davies"''Dictionary of Welsh Biography'' (National Library of Wales 2009). Political career She stood as the Plaid Cymru candidate in the Carmarthen constituency at the 1955 general election winning 7.78% of the vote (3,835 votes) and in the historic 1957 by-election in the same Carmarthen constituency where she increased the Plaid Cymru share of the vote to 11.5% (5,741 votes). She was the first woman candidate for Plaid Cymru in Carmarthenshire. Politician Gwynfor Evans recalled her as an attractive and "most eloquent" candidate. She was national president of Merched y Wawr is a voluntary, non-political, organisation for women in Wales. It is similar to the Women's Institute (WI) but its activ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sian Eirian Rees Davies
Sian Eirian Rees Davies (born 1981) is a Welsh writer. Biography Rees Davies was born in Bangor in 1981. She grew up on a Pen Llŷn farm before moving to Morfa Nefyn Primary School and High School, and finally College at Pwllheli. She then studied at Bangor University, gaining a degree in Welsh and Creative Writing and a Masters in Arts. She used to teach Welsh at Yale College, Wrexham, before she went back to Pwllheli. In 2005, Rees Davies was awarded the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize at the National Eisteddfod of Wales The National Eisteddfod of Wales ( Welsh: ') is the largest of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales. Its eight days of competitions and performances are considered the largest music and poetry festival in Europe. Competito .... The award winning book, I Fyd sy Well, was subject to a plagiarism investigation by the Eisteddfod after Elvey Macdonald submitted a complaint stating there were similarities to their book, Yr Hirdaith. A Eisteddf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
