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Evan Owen Allen (1805–1852) was a Welsh writer and poet born at Pant-y-llin, near Llanrwst, (Caernarfonshire at the time), the son of a farmer.
Writings
Allen contributed to Seren Gomer, which had been the first Welsh-language weekly newspaper, and to other publications. However, by Allen's time Seren Gomer was a monthly, and it would later become a quarterly associated with the Baptists.
None of Allen's poetry is thought to have been published.
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Death and burial
He died at Ruthin, Denbighshire on 16 December 1852. He was buried at Llanfwrog Baptist Chapel.
References
- National Library of Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Evan Owen Allen". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- Roberts, T.R. (1908). Eminent Welshmen. The Educational Publishing Company Ltd. p. 10. ISBN 9781407787121.
Sources
- Geirlyfr Bywgraffiadol o Enwogion Cymru (1870), p. 27 (in Welsh)
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