Charles Wilkins | |
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| Born | 16 August 1830 Stonehouse, Gloucestershire |
| Died | 2 August 1913 (aged 82) Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire |
| Occupation(s) | Postmaster, librarian |
| Known for | Historical accounts of Wales and its industries |
| Notable work | • The History of Merthyr Tydfil (1867,[1] 1908[2]) • The History of the Literature of Wales from 1300 to 1650 (1884)[3] |
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.
- ^ "The History of Merthyr Tydfil". 1867.
- ^ The history of Merthyr Tydfil. J. Williams and sons. 1908.
- ^ The history of the literature of Wales, from the year 1300 to the year 1650. Cardiff. 29 August 1884.
- ^ The South Wales coal trade and its allied industries, from the earliest days to the present time /. 29 August 1888.
- ^ "The history of the iron, steel, tinplate and ... Other trades of Wales : With descriptive sketches of the land and the people during the great industrial era under review". 1903.