Iorwerth Peate

Iorwerth Cyfeiliog Peate (27 February 1901 – 19 October 1982) was a Welsh poet and scholar, best known as the founder, along with Cyril Fox, of St Fagans National Museum of History.

Iorwerth Cyfeiliog Peate was born on 27 February 1901 in Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire, the son of George Howard and Elizabeth Peate (née Thomas). His father and grandfather were carpenters. He attended Llanbryn-Mair Elementary School and Machynlleth Grammar School, and in 1918 entered the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (now Aberystwyth University). Peate received an M.A. in 1924 for a dissertation on the anthropology, dialect and folklore of the people living in the Dyfi valley. While studying at Aberystwyth, Peate won university prizes for his poetry and for his participation in the eisteddfod. Personau (1982)