About Thomas Parry
Lived 1904 – 1985 (aged 80). Thomas Parry was a British librarian and writer.
Sir Thomas Parry FBA (4 August 1904 Carmel, Gwynedd – 22 April 1985) was a Welsh writer and academic. He was Professor of Welsh at the University College of North Wales, Bangor from 1947 to 1953, Librarian of the National Library of Wales from 1953 to 1958, Principal of the University College of Wales Aberystwyth from 1958 to 1969 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales from 1961 to 1963 and 1967 to 1969.
Honors and awards He was knighted in the 1978 Birthday Honours.
Legacy The Thomas Parry Library located on Aberystwyth University's Llanbadarn Campus was named in his honour in 1995.
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Who was Thomas Parry?
Welsh writer (1904-1985)
When was Thomas Parry born?
Thomas Parry was born on 4 August 1904 in Carmel.
When did Thomas Parry die?
Thomas Parry died on 22 April 1985.
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Thomas Parry was a librarian and writer.
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Thomas Parry was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Thomas Parry. https://biography.guide/thomas-parry-librarian/
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