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Lewis, Saunders, 1893-1985

LC control no.n 85122648
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPB2298.L49
Personal name headingLewis, Saunders, 1893-1985
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Variant(s)Lewis, John Saunders, 1893-1985
Lewis, Saunders, 1893-
Birth date1893-10-15
Death date1985-09-01
AffiliationPlaid Cymru
Profession or occupationPoets Dramatists Historians Critics Political activists
Found inHumphreys, E. Theatr Saunders Lewis, 1979: t.p. (Saunders Lewis) p. 5 (John Saunders Lewis)
LC data base, 10-22-85 (hdg.: Lewis, Saunders, 1893- )
Oxf. Comp. to Lit. of Wales, 1986 (Lewis, Saunders; 1893-1985)
Wikipedia, July 28, 2016 (Saunders Lewis; born John Saunders Lewis on October 15, 1893; died September 1, 1985; Welsh poet, dramatist, historian, literary critic, and political activist; he was a prominent Welsh nationalist and a founder of Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru (the National Party of Wales), later known as Plaid Cymru; Lewis is usually acknowledged as one of the most prominent figures of 20th century Welsh-language literature; Lewis was a 1970 Nobel nominee for literature, and in 2005 was 10th in a BBC Wales poll to name Wales's greatest-ever person)
Associated languagewel eng