Eurwyn Wiliam

TitleChairman
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of WalesTerm2009–19PredecessorRalph A. GriffithsSuccessorNancy Edwards

Eurwyn Wiliam FSA (Welsh: [ˈɛiruːɪn]; /ˈɛərwɪn/ AYR-win) is a Welsh curator and author who was Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (2009–19) and Assistant Keeper of the National Museum Wales.

Career

A native of the Lleyn Peninsula, Wiliam studied for the postgraduate degrees of Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of Wales.^[1] He was Assistant Keeper and later Director of Collections and Research and Deputy Director-General of the National Museum Wales.^[2][3]

Wiliam was appointed as a commissioner of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales in 1992 and later succeeded Ralph A. Griffiths as chair in 2009 retiring in 2019.^[2][4][5] He was involved in establishing the register to protect Welsh placenames.^[6][7]

He is also chair of the Nantgarw China Works (Pottery) Trust.^[8][9] He has also been Chairman of the University of Wales Alumni Association.^[10] He was elected President of the Cambrian Archaeological Association in 2021.^[11]

An authority on the buildings of Wales and Welsh vernacular architecture, he has published several books on the subject.^[12][13]

Wiliam was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1988.^[1]

Select Bibliography

• Jenkins, J. Geraint (1973). The Rhaeadr Tannery. [Cardiff]: Welsh Folk Museum. ISBN 0-85485-025-2. OCLC 1095424.
• Wiliam, Eurwyn (1982). Traditional Farm Buildings in North-East Wales, 1550-1900 (1st ed.). [Cardiff]: National Museum of Wales, Welsh Folk Museum. ISBN 0-85485-049-X. OCLC 10923674.
• Wiliam, Eurwyn (1986). The Historical Farm Buildings of Wales. Edinburgh: J. Donald Publishers. ISBN 0-85976-136-3. OCLC 17548247.
• Wiliam, Eurwyn (1988). Amgueddfa Werin Cymru. Welsh Folk Museum. [Y Bont-faen]: D. Brown. ISBN 0-905928-87-3. OCLC 18739406.
• Wiliam, Eurwyn (1988). Home-Made Homes: Dwellings of the Rural Poor in Wales. Cardiff: Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru. ISBN 0-7200-0320-2. OCLC 18949359.
• Wiliam, Eurwyn (1991). The Welsh Folk Museum: Visitor Guide. National Museum of Wales, Welsh Folk Museum. Cardiff: National Museum of Wales. ISBN 0-7200-0348-2. OCLC 24742194.
• Wiliam, Eurwyn (1991). Amgueddfa Werin Cymru: Llawlyfr Ymwelwyr. Anne Elizabeth Williams, National Museum of Wales, Welsh Folk Museum. Caerdydd: Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru. ISBN 0-7200-0349-0. OCLC 24742932.
• Wiliam, Eurwyn (1992). Hen Adeiladau fferm. Capel Garmon: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 0-86381-200-7. OCLC 26543333.
• Wiliam, Eurwyn (1992). Welsh Long-Houses: Four Centuries of Farming at Cilewent. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-1164-4. OCLC 26722428.
• Wiliam, Eurwyn (2003). Rhyd-y-Car: A Welsh Mining Community: The Life, Death and Re-creation of a Welsh Mining Community, 1800-1980. National Museums & Galleries of Wales. Cardiff: National Museums & Galleries of Wales. ISBN 0-7200-0539-6. OCLC 53391691.
• Wiliam, Eurwyn (2010). The Welsh Cottage: Building Traditions of the Rural Poor, 1750-1900. Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales. Aberystwyth: Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru / Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. ISBN 978-1-871184-37-2. OCLC 645696792.
• Wiliam, Eurwyn (2010). Y Bwthyn Cymreig: Arferion Adeiladu Tlodion Y Gymru Wledig, 1750-1900. Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales. Aberystwyth: Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru. ISBN 978-1-871184-38-9. OCLC 751120475.

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