Saunders Lewis

Welsh writer and politician (1893-1985)

Person human Q2420498

Facts

28 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[24]
Date of birth: October 15, 1893
Date of death: September 1, 1985
Place of birth: Wallasey
Place of death: Cardiff
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[13]^[14]
Occupation: historian, politician, writer, poet, literary critic, playwright, academic^[15]^[16]
Educated at: University of Liverpool^[17]
Religion or worldview: Catholicism^[23]
Notable work: Siwan, Blodeuwedd, Treason, Buchedd Garmon, 'Gymerwch chi sigaret?^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
Father: Lodwig Lewis^[10]
Spouse: Margaret Gilcriest^[11]
Child: Mair Saunders Lewis^[12]
Genre: theatre^[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Welsh, French, English^[35]^[36]^[37]
Archives at: National Library of Wales^[27]
Birth name: John Saunders Lewis^[38]
Family name: Lewis^[30]
Given name: John, Saunders^[31]^[32]
Military branch: British Army^[26]
Name in native language: Saunders Lewis^[39]
P14750: 409E-2A23-CA3B-73C1-6BB4
Participated in conflict: World War I^[29]

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Relative: Siwan Jones, Sion Ifan^[33]^[34]
Residence: Penarth^[28]
Significant person: D. J. Williams, Lewis Valentine
Writing language: Welsh

🏷️ Also known as

en Saunders Lewis ar سوندرز لويس he סונדרס לואיס ja サンダース・ルイス ko 손더스 루이스 ko 존 손더스 루이스 ru Льюис Сондерс ru Льюис, Сондерс ru Сондерс Льюис

🔖 Identifiers · 49

ISNI: 000000012148206X, 0000000082977990
VIAF cluster ID: 113487781
Library of Congress authority ID: n85122648
GND ID: 118865358
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Saunders-lewis-y-drych-1916 (cropped 2).jpg ↗
Angelicum ID: 90365
BIBSYS ID: 90555875
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12389162m
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: lewis-saunders
CANTIC ID: 981058618090906706
CBDB.cz author ID: 79030
CiNii Research ID: 1140563741510723968

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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118865358
Dictionary of Welsh Biography ID: s10-LEWI-SAU-1893
Discogs artist ID: 2345579
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 143859
FAST ID: 1468553
Freebase ID: /m/0cxt1
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000031008697161
Goodreads author ID: 1193327
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: saunders-lewis
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0037095
IMDb ID: nm1662779
IdRef ID: 032971508
Kinobox person ID: 1527041
Lex ID: Saunders_Lewis
Libraries Australia ID: 35303821
MusicBrainz artist ID: 68937a40-2e51-4ef8-b25b-85e5c0e91f21
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA07883192
NLA Trove people ID: 904500
NUKAT ID: n2012255753
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls000048693
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007319555205171
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9814081483505606
National Library of Wales Authority ID: lewis-saunders-1893-1985, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-gymerwch-chi-sigaret-translations-into-english, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-correspondence-3, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-gymerwch-chi-sigaret-translations-into-english-2, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-health, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-blodeuwedd-criticism-and-interpretation, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-correspondence-2, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-criticism-and-interpretation, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-political-activity-wales, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-marriage, lewis-saunders-1893-1986, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-family, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-family-correspondence, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-excelsior, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-blodeuwedd-translations-into-english, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-archives, lewis-saunders-1893-1985-awards, saunders-lewis-4
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 07066966X
Open Library ID: OL190298A, OL2774737A
Our Campaigns candidate ID: 636102
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 55454
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100102743
Parsifal cluster ID: 271932
RERO ID (legacy): A024930492
SNAC ARK ID: w6hd80vv
SNARC ID: Mount Lemmon
Topic's main category: Category:Saunders Lewis
UK National Archives ID: F70508
WikiTree person ID: Lewis-65566
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJwxKRK6JcQRWGpPrDCfbd
Yale LUX ID: person/ccee88e8-c79a-4b35-a4ae-a84630a636bc

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🔗 Connections

Occupation 7

writer, poet, politician, historian, playwright, literary critic, academic

Languages spoken, written or signed 3

English, French, Welsh

Country of citizenship 2

United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Mb:writer 2

Buchedd Garmon, Buchedd Garmon

Archives at 1

National Library of Wales

Connects with 1

Lewis Valentine

Educated at 1

University of Liverpool

Family name 1

Lewis

Founded entities 1

Plaid Cymru

Genre 1

theatre

Given name 1

John

Instance of 1

human

Military branch 1

British Army

Participated in conflict 1

World War I

Place of birth 1

Wallasey

Place of death 1

Cardiff

Religion or worldview 1

Catholicism

Residence 1

Penarth

SNARC ID 1

Mount Lemmon

Sex or gender 1

male

Writing language 1

Welsh

← Connects with 1

Lewis Valentine

← Inspired by 1

Owain Owain

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Summary

Saunders Lewis was born on October 15, 1893^[1], in Wallasey^[2]. He died on September 1, 1985^[3], in Cardiff^[4]. He worked as a historian^[5], politician^[6], writer^[7], poet^[8], and literary critic^[9].

FAQs

Where was Saunders Lewis born?

Saunders Lewis's place of birth was Wallasey^[2].

Where did Saunders Lewis die?

Saunders Lewis died in Cardiff^[4].

Who were Saunders Lewis's parents?

Saunders Lewis's father was Lodwig Lewis^[10].

Who was Saunders Lewis married to?

Saunders Lewis's spouses include Margaret Gilcriest^[11].

What did Saunders Lewis do for work?

Saunders Lewis worked as a historian^[5], politician^[6], writer^[7], poet^[8], and literary critic^[9].

Where did Saunders Lewis go to school?

Saunders Lewis was educated at University of Liverpool^[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Saunders Lewis — place of birth (P19): Wallasey. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Saunders Lewis — place of death (P20): Cardiff. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Saunders Lewis — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Saunders Lewis — father (P22): Lodwig Lewis. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Saunders Lewis — spouse (P26): Margaret Gilcriest. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Saunders Lewis — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Saunders Lewis — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Saunders Lewis — child (P40): Mair Saunders Lewis. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Saunders Lewis — educated at (P69): University of Liverpool. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Saunders Lewis — occupation (P106): historian. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Saunders Lewis — occupation (P106): politician. walesonline.co.uk. walesonline.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Saunders Lewis — occupation (P106): writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Saunders Lewis — occupation (P106): poet. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Saunders Lewis — occupation (P106): literary critic. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Saunders Lewis — occupation (P106): playwright. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Saunders Lewis — occupation (P106): academic. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Saunders Lewis — genre (P136): theatre art. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Saunders Lewis — religion or worldview (P140): Catholicism. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Saunders Lewis — military branch (P241): British Army. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Saunders Lewis — archives at (P485): National Library of Wales. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Saunders Lewis — residence (P551): Penarth. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Saunders Lewis — date of birth (P569): October 15, 1893. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Saunders Lewis — date of death (P570): September 1, 1985. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. nationmaster.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Saunders Lewis — participated in conflict (P607): World War I. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Saunders Lewis — family name (P734): Lewis. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Saunders Lewis — given name (P735): John. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Saunders Lewis — given name (P735): Saunders. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Saunders Lewis — notable work (P800): Siwan. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Saunders Lewis — notable work (P800): Blodeuwedd. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Saunders Lewis — notable work (P800): Treason. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Saunders Lewis — notable work (P800): Buchedd Garmon. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Saunders Lewis — notable work (P800): 'Gymerwch chi sigaret?. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Saunders Lewis — relative (P1038): Siwan Jones. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Saunders Lewis — relative (P1038): Sion Ifan. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Saunders Lewis — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Welsh. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Saunders Lewis — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Saunders Lewis — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Saunders Lewis — birth name (P1477): John Saunders Lewis. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Saunders Lewis — name in native language (P1559): Saunders Lewis. wikidata.org.

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1d ago · Paulpesda · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗

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