Rare Scholar, A - The Life and Work of William Salesbury

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Bywgraffiad William Salesbury (c.1520-c.1584), ieithydd dawnus, ysgolhaig a chyfreithiwr a gysegrodd ei fywyd i ddwyn manteision y Dadeni Dysg i'w genedl. Ef oedd prif gyfieithydd y Testament Newydd i'r Gymraeg yn 1567.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

The biography of William Salesbury (c.1520-c.1584), a gifted linguist, scholar and lawyer who dedicated (and risked) his life to bring to his people the learning and benefits of the Humanist revolution. He was the principal translator of the 1567 Welsh New Testament.

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The biography of William Salesbury (c.1520 – c.1584), a gifted linguist, scholar and lawyer who dedicated (and risked) his life to bring to his people the learning and benefits of the Humanist revolution. He was the principal translator of the 1567 Welsh New Testament. A colleague of Ridley, Cecil, William Herbert and John Dee and employed by the notorious Richard Rich, his private life was dogged by marital strife, internal exile, a disputed will, physical assault and the seizure of his property. Yet he pioneered Welsh printing, wrote propaganda for Ridley, compiled a dictionary, produced the first extensive translations of the scriptures into Welsh and the first science book in English and oversaw the passage of key legislation through Parliament. His contribution to the culture and history of both England and Wales is substantial.