John Parry (editor)

John Parry (23 March 1812 - 19 Jan. 1874) was a Welsh editor and professor, remembered mainly as chief editor of the Encyclopaedia Cambrensis. He was the son-in-Law of Thomas Gee, the publisher of the encyclopedia.^[1]

Biography

Parry was born in Wrecsam in 1812. He was educated at Coleg y Bala and at the University of Edinburgh. In 1843 he was appointed professor at the College of Bala. He remained there for most of the rest of his life.^[2]

As stated above, Parry is chiefly remembered as the editor of the Encyclopaedia Cambrensis, the most ambitious encyclopedia in the Welsh language. Edited by Parry until his death , it was published in ten volumes between 1854 and 1879 by Thomas Gee on his famous press in Dinbych.^[2]

References

1. Y Bywgraffiadur Ar-lein
2. D. Ambrose Jones, Llenyddiaeth a Llenorion Cymreig y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg (Lerpwl, 1922).

External links

• Entry at the Dictionary of Welsh Biography