Siôn Dafydd Rhys
Siôn Dafydd Rhys | |
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| Born | 1534 Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales |
| Died | c. 1609 Clun Hir, Brecknock, Wales |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Other names | Latin: Joannes David Rhaesus |
| Occupation(s) | Physician and grammarian |
| Known for | Cambrobrytannicae Cymraecaeve linguae institutiones et rudimenta (1592) |
Siôn Dafydd Rhys, in Latin Joannes David Rhaesus, also called John David Rhys, or John Davies (1534 – c. 1609), was a Welsh physician and grammarian. He wrote the first Welsh grammar in Latin (but not the first Welsh grammar at all, see Gruffydd Robert), published in 1592.