Dr Henry Hicks (1837-99) - The Life and Times of Dr Henry Hicks of St Davids, and the Bubble That Refused to Burst — The Life and Times of Dr Henry Hicks of St Davids, and the Bubble That Refused to Burst

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Daeareg oedd cariad mawr y meddyg Henry Hicks o Dyddewi. Roedd yn awdur llu o erthyglau yn y maes a chyfrannoedd yn helaeth i astudiaethau daearegol yn yr 19eg ganrif. Er na dderbyniodd hyfforddiant ffurfiol yn y maes, cafodd ei ethol yn llywydd Cymdeithas y Daearegwyr a'r Gymdeithas Ddaearegol.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Geology was St David's doctor Henry Hicks' huge passion. Author of many articles, he made a major contribution to 19th century geological study and, despite having no formal training in the subject, was eventually elected president of both the Geologists' Association and the Geological Society.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Dyfed Elis-Gruffydd is an Earth Scientist. He studied Geology and Geomorphology at University College London, where his doctoral thesis was on the glacial history of the Brecon Beacons and Carmarthen Fans. He lectured in Geology and Geography at the City of London Polytechnic and also at Trinity College, Carmarthen. He was Head of the Publications Department for the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, Editor and Publishing Director of Gomer Press and for six years a member of the Executive Committee of the Countryside Council for Wales. He loves exploring Wales, leading walking tours, addressing Welsh societies and walking the glacial and volcanic landscapes of north-west Europe. He is the author of 'Wales: 100 Remarkable Vistas' (Y Lolfa, 2017), the original Welsh-language version of which reached the 2014 Wales Book of the Year Creative Non-Fiction shortlist, 'Rocks of Wales' (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2019) and 'Y Preselau – Gwlad Hud a Lledrith' (Gomer, 2017). He also worked on the 'Gwyddoniadur Cymru' (University of Wales Press, 2008) and 'Geiriadur Cymraeg Gomer' (Gomer, 2016).