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Iolo Morganwg

Welsh antiquarian and poet (1747–1826)
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Iolo Morganwg
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
March 10, 1747
Date of death
1826, December 18, 1826[10]
Place of birth
Llancarfan
Place of death
Flemingston
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Wales, Kingdom of Great Britain[15][16][17]
Occupation
poet, antiquarian seller, writer, antiquarian, farmer, counterfeiter[18]
Field of work
literary forgery[19]
Father
Edward Williams[11]
Mother
Ann Matthews[12]
Child
Taliesin Williams, Margaret Williams[13][14]
Founder
Gorsedd Cymru[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Welsh[27]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[26]
Family name
Williams[22]
Given name
Edward[23]
Name in native language
Edward Williams[28]
Pseudonym
Iolo Morganwg[24]
Sponsor
Elizabeth Brown Greenly[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Edward Williams en Iolo Morganwg de Iolo Morganwg fr Yolo Morganwg ja ヨロ・モルガヌグ ko 에드워드 윌리엄스 nl Edward Williams ru Иоло Морганнуг ru Иоло Моргануг ru Моргануг, Иоло ru Уильямс, Эдвард th ยอลอ มอร์กานุก uk Іоло Моргануг zh 伊奥洛·莫尔加努格 zh-hant 伊奧洛·莫爾加努格
🔖 Identifiers · 44
ISNI
0000000108142378
VIAF cluster ID
36956392
Library of Congress authority ID
n81003849, no94036358
GND ID
129620467
BBC Things ID
df13c373-9e97-436e-aadb-1b90853c6fcd
BIBSYS ID
90772207
Babelio author ID
158210
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12157296r
British Museum person or institution ID
167916
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01001347
DDB person (GND) ID
129620467
Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain ID
2948
Show all 44 identifiers +32
Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography ID
williams-edward
Dictionary of Welsh Biography ID
s-WILL-EDW-1747
FAST ID
66352, 346419
Freebase ID
/m/041rd3
Goodreads author ID
4588052
Hymnary author ID
Williams_EdwardIolo
IdRef ID
030085721
LBT person ID
EdWilli1826
Libraries Australia ID
36061473
LiederNet author ID
23438
NLA Trove people ID
1204674
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001147174
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007347147305171
National Library of Wales Authority ID
iolo-morganwg, iolo-morganwg-3, iolo-morganwg-1747-1826-diaries, iolo-morganwg-1747-1826-notebooks-sketchbooks-etc, williams-edward-1747-1826
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
128939435, 305851322
Online Books Page author ID
Iolo Morganwg, 1747-1826
Open Library ID
OL1392411A, OL1713274A, OL5446374A
Open Plaques subject ID
23359
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
29498
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803122536398
RERO ID (legacy)
A022939807
RILM ID
22603
SBN author ID
VIAV147263
SNARC ID
Freguesia de Santiago
Shakeosphere person ID
43574
Spenserians person ID
33766
UK National Archives ID
F62901
Unz Review author ID
IoloMorganwg
Wellcome Collection concept ID
zhmwtrrr
WikiTree person ID
Williams-132107
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcGqK4rb3T6fRgRvJM9Dq
Yale LUX ID
person/bcc9dfdd-0fa1-4899-a9ab-dd96b821a9f8

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, poet, farmer, antiquarian, antiquarian seller, counterfeiter
Country of citizenship 3
Wales, Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Field of work 1
literary forgery
Founded entities 1
gorsedd
Founder 1
Gorsedd Cymru
Given name 1
Edward
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Welsh
Place of birth 1
Llancarfan
Place of death 1
Flemingston
SNARC ID 1
Freguesia de Santiago
Sex or gender 1
male
← Creator 1
Coelbren y Beirdd
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Summary

Iolo Morganwg was born on March 10, 1747[1], in Llancarfan[2]. He died on 1826[3] in Flemingston[4]. He worked as a poet[5], antiquarian seller[6], writer[7], antiquarian[8], and farmer[9].

FAQs

Where was Iolo Morganwg born?

Iolo Morganwg was born in Llancarfan[2].

Where did Iolo Morganwg die?

Iolo Morganwg passed away in Flemingston[4].

Who were Iolo Morganwg's parents?

Iolo Morganwg's father was Edward Williams[11]. Iolo Morganwg's mother was Ann Matthews[12].

What did Iolo Morganwg do for work?

Iolo Morganwg worked as a poet[5], antiquarian seller[6], writer[7], antiquarian[8], and farmer[9].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Wales

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · YoureAGhostBaby · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Williams
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  2. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISNI → 0000000108142378
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  3. 22d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL1392411A, OL1713274A, OL5446374A
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'arz', 'bg', 'br', 'commons', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'gl', '
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  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Founded by → —
    Mother → Ann Matthews
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Wales, Kingdom of Great Britain
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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