Charles Wilkins (writer)

Charles Wilkins (bardic name: Catwg, 16 August 1830 – 2 August 1913) of Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, was a prolific writer of historical accounts of Wales and its industries. He produced pioneering reference works on the histories of Merthyr Tydfil and Newport; the coal, iron, and steel trades of South Wales; and Welsh literature. He was also founding editor of The Red Dragon: The National Magazine of Wales.

Charles Wilkins

FGS
Born(1830-08-16)16 August 1830
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
Died2 August 1913(1913-08-02) (aged 82)
Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire
Occupation(s)Postmaster, librarian
Known forHistorical accounts of Wales and its industries
Notable work• The History of Merthyr Tydfil (1867, 1908)

• The History of the Literature of Wales from 1300 to 1650 (1884)
• The South Wales Coal Trade and Its Allied Industries (1888)
• The History of the Iron, Steel, Tinplate and Other Trades of Wales (1903)

• The Red Dragon (1882–1887, writer and founding editor)
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