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George Ewart Evans
1909-04-01 – 1988-01-11
Life & Legacy
George Ewart Evans (1 April 1909 – 11 January 1988) was a Welsh folklorist also known as a schoolteacher, writer, editor and sportsman.
Writing in both English and Welsh and known as a frequent broadcaster and lecturer, Evans was also a professional athlete and branch secretary of the Cambridge Communist Party. A dedicated collector of oral history and oral tradition in the East Anglian countryside from the 1940s to 1970s, Evans produced eleven books of collections of these materials.
Occupation & Career
writer, teacher
Education
Cardiff University
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Cardiff University
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q5539058 — wikidata View source
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