Laying a gravestone on the grave of Daniel Silvan Evans (1818-1903), the lexicographer, 5 July 1956

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Photographed by Geoff Charles. A gravestone is laid on the grave of Daniel Silvan Evans in an elaborate ceremony at Cemaes, Montgomeryshire, by the Bishop of Bangor. Attendees at the ceremony included the poet and writer, T. H. Parry-Williams.

The scholar and lexicographer Daniel Silvan Evans (1818-1903) was born in Llannarth, Cardiganshire. Following a period working as teacher he was ordained a priest. He served in a number of parishes in north Wales before ending his days at Llanwrin. He also worked as a lecturer in Welsh at University College Aberystwyth between 1875 and 1883. He is best remembered for his work as a lexicographer. He spent a considerable period collating information for his Welsh dictionary and started publishing the work in parts. However, the work was not completed before his death in 1903.