David Williams (9 February 1900 – 1978) was a
Welsh
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historian.
Williams was born at
Llan-y-Cefn, Pembrokeshire.
From 1945 until his retirement in 1967, Williams was Professor of Welsh History in the
University of Wales
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. He is best known for his classic ''History of Modern Wales''.
[Neil Evans and Coleg Harlech, "Writing the Social History of Modern Wales: Approaches, Achievements and Problems", ''Social History'' Vol. 17, No. 3 (Oct. 1992), pp. 479-492]
Works
*''History of Modern Wales'' (1950)
*''The Rebecca Riots'' (1955)
References
1900 births
1978 deaths
20th-century Welsh historians
Academics of the University of Wales
Historians of Wales
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