Sir Edward Anwyl

Sir Edward Anwyl (5 August 1866 – 8 August 1914) was a Welsh academic, specializing in the Celtic languages.

Biography

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.

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

  • Welsh Accidence (1898)
  • Welsh Syntax (1899)
  • Celtic Religion in Pre-Christian Times (1906)

Sources

  1. ↑ "No. 28518". The London Gazette. 1 August 1911. p. 5714.
  2. ↑ Parry-Williams, Thomas Herbert. "ANWYL, Sir EDWARD". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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