John Walter Tyas (26 November 1833 – 18 December 1903) was a linguist, bibliophile and

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registrar. Tyas was the second son of John Tyas, for many years a member of the literary staff of ''

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'', was born in

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, educated in France and afterwards at London University School and at King's College School, London. In 1854 he became tutor to the sons of

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, a member of the House of Commons and proprietor of the ''Times''. In 1861 he was admitted to the bar at the

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, and was attached to the staff of the ''Times'' for about four years. In February 1868 he arrived in

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, and joined as a partner the firm of Carter, Tyas, & Co., Manchester warehousemen. In 1872 he visited the Aroo Islands, the coasts of

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, and the

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, on a pearl-shelling expedition. Tyas returned to England in 1873; and for a time resided in Germany, going back to Australia in 1878. In 1882 he was appointed Registrar of the University of Adelaide. Tyas resigned from the University of Adelaide due to ill health in January 1892. He returned to London in 1893, living at Campayne Gardens, South Hampstead. Tyas had married Jane Turner on 11 September 1879 at St Paul's Anglican Church, Adelaide; together they had four daughters. Tyas died of heart disease and bronchitis in his home in South Hampstead on 18 December 1903.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tyas, John Walter 1833 births 1903 deaths English book and manuscript collectors Colony of South Australia people Australian book and manuscript collectors