User:DOwenWilliams
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My full name is David Owen Williams. (Yes, my ancestry is Welsh.) Since David Williams is an extremely common name, I use other versions of my name for Internet postings and the like. Occasionally, I use the Welsh version, Dafydd Owain ap Gwilym. (A single "f", in Welsh, is pronounced like a "v" in English. The "dd" is pronounced like a voiced "th" in English, as in "brother".) "Ap", in Welsh, means "son of". In my case, this is literally true. My father's first name was Gwilym (the Welsh form of William). In the 14th Century, there was a Dafydd ap Gwilym who is regarded as one of the greatest poets of the Welsh language.
I was born and raised in the UK, but have lived for most of my life in Toronto, Canada.
I am a graduate of Oxford University, England, and also of the University of Toronto, Canada.
I have worked in various fields. I have been a high-school teacher of mathematics and science, a TV repairman, a magazine editor, an author of many published articles, an inventor (I made money on a few inventions), and various other things not worth mention. Now, I'm a "senior citizen", which means I'm busier than ever.
Anyone who wishes to contact me by e-mail is welcome to do so. My anti-spambot scrambled address is:
williamsdavid65 at jeemale dot kom
I'm sure you can figure it out.
DOwenWilliams (talk) 18:13, 22 August 2010 (UTC) David Williams