Person Open DS/UK/18592 Gruffydd; William John (1916-2011); Welsh Baptist minister, poet Gruffydd William John 1916-2011 Welsh Baptist minister, poet Male Elerydd Gruffydd

William John Gruffydd (1916 – 21 April 2011), better known by his bardic name of Elerydd, was a Welsh Baptist minister and poet who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales between 1984 and 1987. Like all Archdruids, Elerydd was himself the winner of a major prize at the National Eisteddfod, in his case the crown at the Pwllheli Eisteddfod in 1955 and at Cardiff in 1960. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 7/1/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 aa56f96b-eee4-4b23-91f8-0185a593f43a