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]
Esperanto
[edit]He is one of the pioneers of Esperanto in Wales. He oversaw the release of Welsh Key of Esperanto. He was a Member of the British Esperanto Association (BEA), and at the meeting of the South Wales Esperanto League, on 11 July 1914 in Pontypridd, he made a public speech about that language. In January 1914, he also presided over a propaganda meeting in Pontypridd on the occasion of the visit of the President of BEA to South Wales.[3]
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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