Professor Geraint H. Jenkins
Professor Geraint H Jenkins is a native of Penparcau, Aberystwyth. He recently retired as Director of the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, having held the post since 1993.
Formerly Professor and Head of the Department of Welsh History at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, he is the author of more than thirty books and over a hundred articles on a wide variety of subjects.
He has written particularly extensively on the history of early modern and modern Wales. A strong believer in collaborative research projects, he is the general editor of three successful series: ‘A Social History of the Welsh Language’, ‘The Visual Culture of Wales’ and ‘Iolo Morganwg and the Romantic Tradition in Wales’, all of which are published by the University of Wales Press. He has written prize-winning works on early modern Wales and on religion and literature, and his most recent publication is a full-scale history of Wales published by Cambridge University Press.He is the editor of Cof Cenedl, an annual publication of historical essays.
From 1993 to 2007 he was Chair and Research Director of the University of Wales Board of Celtic Studies. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2002 and is currently a member of the Council of the British Academy. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the University of Wales, Swansea.
An experienced administrator and a regular broadcaster on radio and television, Professor Jenkins lives in Blaen-plwyf and his hobbies include music, sport and gardening.
