About Arthur ap Huw
Lived 1501 – 1570 (aged 68–69). Arthur ap Huw was a translator.
Arthur ap Huw (fl. 1555–1570), also known as Arthur Hughes, was a clergyman, patron of Welsh poets, and a translator of religious literature into Welsh.
He was a grandson of Hywel ap Siencyn ab Iorwerth (d. 1494) of Ynysymaengwyn and was vicar of St Cadfan's Church in Tywyn between 1555 and his death in 1570. He was a notable patron of Welsh poets. He is also known for his translation into Welsh of George Marshall's counter-Reformation text A Compendious Treatise in Metre (1554).
His nephew was David Johns (sometimes known as Dafydd Johns, David Jones or David ap John, fl. 1572-98), another important figure in the Welsh Renaissance.
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Who was Arthur ap Huw?
Welsh translator
When was Arthur ap Huw born?
Arthur ap Huw was born in 1501.
When did Arthur ap Huw die?
Arthur ap Huw died in 1570.
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Arthur ap Huw was a translator.
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Arthur ap Huw's recorded nationality: Welsh people.
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