Robert Thomas Jenkins was assistant editor, then joint editor, of and its English-language counterpart, the Dictionary of Welsh Biography, writing over 600 entries [REF].
The Dictionary of Welsh Biography Down to 1940 contains about 4,900 entries[REF] within its 1157 pages on the careers and accomplishments of notable Welsh men and women who had distinguished themselves, providing a representative portrait of Welsh society and history up to the 20th century.