Edward Anwyl
Sir Edward Anwyl (5 August 1866 – 8 August 1914) was a Welsh academic, specializing in the Celtic languages.
Biography[edit]
Anwyl was born in Chester, England, and educated at the King's School, Chester. He went on to study at Oriel College, Oxford, and Mansfield College, Oxford, and was a co-founder of Cymdeithas Dafydd ap Gwilym.[citation needed]
In 1892, he became Professor of Welsh at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and was later appointed Professor of Comparative Philology. He was knighted in July 1911.[1]
In 1913, he became Principal of the newly founded Monmouthshire Training College at Caerleon. He was a lay preacher and a member of the University of Wales Theological Board and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.[2]
Works[edit]
- Welsh Accidence (1898)
- Welsh Syntax (1899)
- Celtic Religion in Pre-Christian Times (1906)
Sources[edit]
- ^ "No. 28518". The London Gazette. 1 August 1911. p. 5714.
- ^ Parry-Williams, Thomas Herbert. "ANWYL, Sir EDWARD". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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