David Williams (philosopher)

David Williams (1738 – 29 June 1816) was a Welsh philosopher of the Enlightenment period. He was an ordained minister, theologian and political polemicist, and was the founder in 1788 of the Royal Literary Fund, of which he had been a proponent since 1773.^[1]

^ The Royal Literary Fund: Address for the Anniversary. Members of the Corporation. Donors Not Qualified as Members. Annual Reports. 1852. J. J. Metcalfe. 1866. p. 4.

[1] The Royal Literary Fund: Address for the Anniversary. Members of the Corporation. Donors Not Qualified as Members. Annual Reports. 1852. J. J. Metcalfe. 1866. p. 4.

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