Humphrey Llwyd

For the Bishop of Bangor from 1674 to 1689, see Humphrey Lloyd (bishop).

Humphrey Llwyd
Born1527 (1527)
Denbigh, county Denbighshire, Wales
Died31 August 1568 (1568-09-11) (aged 40)
Denbigh
Occupation(s)Welsh cartographer, author, antiquary
OfficeMinister to Parliament in Elizabeth I's 1st Parliament (1559) and 2nd Parliament (1563)
A 1574 version of Humphrey Llwyd's 1573 map of Wales, Cambriae Typus.
Another version of Humphrey Llwyd's map of Wales, Cambriae Typus, and possibly that of 1573.
A Victorian-era monument honouring Humphrey Llwyd in St Marcella's Church, Llanfarchell.

Humphrey Llwyd (also spelled Lhuyd) (1527–1568) was a Welsh cartographer, author, antiquary and Member of Parliament. He was a leading member of the Renaissance period in Wales along with other such men as William Salesbury and William Morgan. His library, together with those of his patron, the Earl of Arundel and his brother-in-law, Lord Lumley, formed the basis of the Royal Collection of books; currently housed at the British Library. His motto was Hwy pery klod na golyd ("Fame lasts longer than wealth").[1]

  1. ^ Jones 2014.