re ed ▁with ▁others ▁of ▁the ▁prom ot ers , ▁and ▁had ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁committee ▁before ▁the ▁scheme ▁came ▁to ▁f ru ition . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁these ▁efforts , ▁the ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Wales ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁when ▁a ▁building ▁at ▁Aber yst w yth ▁was ▁purchased . ▁Nicholas ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁secured ▁promises ▁of ▁subscri ptions ▁amount ing ▁to ▁£ 1 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁govern ors ▁and ▁drew ▁out ▁a ▁scheme ▁of ▁education . ▁He ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁special ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁educational ▁institutions ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁Germany . ▁He ▁died ▁un mar ried ▁at ▁ 1 5 6 ▁C rom well ▁Road , ▁London , ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁ ▁Writ ings ▁Besides ▁pam ph lets ▁and ▁other ▁publications , ▁Nicholas ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of : ▁ ▁Middle ▁and ▁High ▁Class ▁School s , ▁and ▁University ▁Education ▁for ▁Wales , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁a ▁work ▁which ▁ex ert ed ▁great ▁influence ▁on ▁educated ▁Wel sh men . ▁ ▁Ped ig ree ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁People , ▁ 1 8 6 8 ; ▁ 5 th ▁edit . ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁ ▁Ann als ▁and ▁Anti qu ities ▁of ▁the ▁Count ies ▁and ▁County ▁Famil ies ▁of ▁Wales , ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁in ▁ 2 ▁vol s . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁Anti qu ities ▁of ▁the ▁County