famous welsh honour role, notable personalities like Archie Cochrane, Benjaman Bowen Bard and Lord Keith Brookman.
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famous welsh honour role, notable personalities like Archie Cochrane, Benjaman Bowen Bard and Lord Keith Brookman. Lord Atkin Law Lord who was without doubt one the greatest United Kingdom common law judges. Lord Atkin's career had two highlights. First, he fashioned the famous 'neighbour test' which founded the modern law of negligence. (Donoghue v. Stevenson 1932). Second, during the war he courageously dissented in Liversidge v. Anderson (1942). Lord Atkin of Aberdovey. Born in South Australia but he returned with his Welsh family to Aberdovey. Posted by IronSide  Get more info?Benjaman Bowen Bard A Welsh bard who many times won the chair at the Eisteddfod. Welsh born Posted by happy24 Get more info?Rupert Bear Popular children's character. A bear who had many fantasy adventures. Lived in Beddgelert, Snowdonia (as did his creator Alfred Bestall). The local landscapes feature in his books. Posted by Mizoguchi Get more info?Lord Keith Brookman 1993-1999 General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation 1998. Born in Ebbw Vale. Posted by LordsALeapin Get more info?Cefyn Burgess Celtic weavings. Born in Bethedsa, an internationally renowned traditional Welsh fabric designer and weaver. Still lives in Wales, and now a druid at the Eisteddfod. Posted by martinjefferie Get more info?Paul Burrell Princess Diana's loyal butler, acquitted of charges of theft of her possessions after her death. Born in England. Moved to and adopted Wrexham as his 'home town'. A supporter of Wrexham FC. Posted by Mizoguchi Get more info?Cymraeg Chimera Said to have fought against Greeks in the eighth century B. C. She defeated Midas of Phrygia. Sister of Keltos, son of Heracles. War goddess. Daughter of Kelto Dragon, daughter of Brettanos of Gaul. Posted by johnchimera Get more info?Archie Cochrane Founder of Cochrane Collaboration, Cochrane library, Cochrane reviews. UK Cochrane Centre in Oxford. Conducted much of his groundbreaking medical research in Wales. Cochrane archive is in Llandough Hospital, part of Cardiff University School of Medicine. Posted by nv2003 Get more info?<<previous page | This is page 1 of 14 | next
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