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William Williams Pantycelyn

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Welsh hymnwriter (1717-1791)

United KingdomWritersLived 1717 to 1791 · aged 73
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William Williams, Pantycelyn, also known as William Williams, Williams Pantycelyn or simply Pantycelyn, was generally seen as Wales's premier hymnist. He is also rated among the great literary figures of Wales, as a writer of poetry and prose.

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William Williams, Pantycelyn, also known as William Williams, Williams Pantycelyn or simply Pantycelyn, was generally seen as Wales's premier hymnist. He is also rated among the great literary figures of Wales, as a writer of poetry and prose. In religion he was among the leaders of the 18th-century Welsh Methodist revival, along with the evangelists Howell Harris and Daniel Rowland.

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deceased
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Lived 1717 to 1791 · aged 73
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