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'''Sir David Emrys Evans''' (29 March 1891 – 20 February 1966) was a [[Wales|Welsh]] classicist and university principal.
==Life==
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Evans, from [[Clydach]], [[Glamorgan]], was educated at [[University College, Bangor]] and then at [[Jesus College, Oxford]], where he obtained a [[Degrees of the University of Oxford#Bachelors' degrees|B. Litt.]] degree. He taught at the secondary school in [[Pentre]] from 1918, before becoming assistant lecturer in classics at Bangor. In 1921, he was appointed as the first professor of classics at [[Swansea University]], and later succeeded [[Henry Reichel|Sir Henry Reichel]] as Principal of Bangor. He also served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales and as deputy chairman of the [[Boundary Commissions (United Kingdom)|Boundary Commission]] for Wales. He was knighted in 1952 and became a freeman of [[Bangor, Gwynedd|Bangor]] on his retirement from the university in 1958. His published works included a translation of [[Plato]]'s ''[[Republic (Plato)|Republic]]'' from [[Greek language|Greek]] into [[Welsh language|Welsh]]. He died in Bangor on [[20 February]] [[1966]] at the age of 74.<ref>{{cite news|date=[[22 February]] [[1966]]|work=[[The Times]]|page=12|title=Sir Emrys Evans}}</ref>▼
Evans, from [[Clydach, Swansea|Clydach]], [[Glamorgan]], was educated at [[Ystalyfera]] County School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biography.wales/article/s2-EVAN-EMR-1891|title=EVANS , Sir DAVID EMRYS|author=Sir Thomas Parry|website=Dictionary of Welsh Biography|publisher=National Library of Wales|access-date=15 April 2017}}</ref> before going on to [[University College, Bangor]], and then [[Jesus College, Oxford]], where he obtained a [[Degrees of the University of Oxford#Bachelors' degrees|B. Litt.]] degree. He taught at the secondary school in [[Pentre]] from 1918, before becoming assistant lecturer in classics at Bangor.
In 1921, he was appointed as the first professor of classics at [[Swansea University]], and later succeeded [[Henry Reichel|Sir Henry Reichel]] as Principal of Bangor. He also served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales and as deputy chairman of the [[Boundary Commissions (United Kingdom)|Boundary Commission]] for Wales.
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A hall of residence, Neuadd Emrys Evans was opened at Bangor University in 1966. It was demolished in 2008.
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