# Emyr Humphreys

> Welsh author, poet and novelist (1919-2020)

**Wikidata**: [Q3406160](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3406160)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emyr_Humphreys)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/emyr-humphreys

## Summary

Emyr Humphreys was born on April 15, 1919, in Trelawnyd[1], and died on September 30, 2020, in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll[2]. He worked as a writer, poet, novelist, docent, and television producer, contributing to the fields of Welsh literature and British literature[3].Throughout his career, Humphreys received several awards, including the Somerset Maugham Award, the Hawthornden Prize, and the Wales Book of the Year[4][5]. He was also named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales[4][5]. He was a member of both the Royal Society of Literature and the Learned Society of Wales[5][6].


## References

1. [Source](https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/40555192)
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. Czech National Authority Database
4. [Source](https://societyofauthors.org/prizes/the-soa-awards/somerset-maugham-awards/)
5. [Source](https://www.learnedsociety.wales/fellow/emyr-humphreys/)
6. International Standard Name Identifier
7. CiNii Research
8. MusicBrainz
9. [Source](https://www.learnedsociety.wales/fellowship/past-fellows/)
10. SNAC
11. Goodreads
12. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File