John Bodvan Anwyl

John Bodvan Anwyl (27 June 1875 – 23 July 1949), also known as J. Bodvan Anwyl, was an English-born Welsh Congregational minister, lexicographer, editor, translator, and author.

Early life Anwyl was born in Chester, England on 27 June 1875. His parents were Ellen and John Anwyl, who was a lay preacher and whose family was from Caerwys, Flintshire. His mother's family was from the Llangwnnadl area. His older brother was Sir Edward Anwyl. He translated books by the London Missionary Society into Welsh. He wrote Y Pulpud Bach (The Pulpit Small, 1924), Fy Hanes i fy Hunan (My Memoir, 1933), Englynion (1933), and Yr Arian Mawr (The Big Money, 1934).