John Evans (topographical writer)


John Evans was a writer, noted for his description of Wales.

Life and works

Evans was born in 1768 and studied at the University of Oxford, matriculating as a member of Jesus College in 1789 and obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1792. He wrote about Wales in four publications, although the details they contain is more based upon material that Evans had read than upon any personal observation by Evans. His works are:
He died in about 1812, before he finished writing about south Wales.