Ifor Leslie Evans (17 January 1897 – 31 May 1952) was a Welsh academic and Principal of the University College of Wales Aberystwyth from 1934 until 1952.
[1] Following the war, and a brief foray into the Swansea coal trade, he went up to St John's College, Cambridge, where he took a first in history and economics.
While a Lecturer and Fellow at St John's from 1923 until 1934, he sat on the League of Nations commission reporting on the economic circumstances of Austria, and also served on the staff of The Economist.
Furthermore, plans for building on the Penglais campus were realised: Pantycelyn opened in 1952, and a block in the Penbryn halls is named in his honour.
He was actively involved with the University of Wales, serving as Vice-Chancellor on three occasions, and chairing the Press board and estates committee.