Edward Anwyl

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

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. 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.

Works

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

Sources

↑ The London Gazette: no. 28518. p. 5714. 1 August 1911.

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 74238717 LCCN: n89673228 ISNI: 0000 0000 8154 8019

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Name	Anwyl, Edward
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Short description	Welsh academic
Date of birth	1866
Place of birth
Date of death	1914
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