Sir Edward Anwyl (5 August 1866 – 8 August 1914) was a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

academic, specializing in the

Celtic languages The Celtic languages (usually , but sometimes ) are a group of related languages descended from Proto-Celtic. They form a branch of the Indo-European language family. The term "Celtic" was first used to describe this language group by Edward ...

. Anwyl was born in

Chester, England Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loc ...

, and educated at the King's School, Chester. He went on to study at

Oriel College, Oxford Oriel College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford (a title formerly claimed by University College, ...

, and Mansfield College, Oxford, and was a co-founder of Cymdeithas Dafydd ap Gwilym. In 1892, he became Professor of

at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and was later appointed Professor of Comparative Philology. He was knighted in July 1911. In 1913, he became Principal of the newly founded Monmouthshire Training College at

Caerleon Caerleon (; cy, Caerllion) is a town and community in Newport, Wales. Situated on the River Usk, it lies northeast of Newport city centre, and southeast of Cwmbran. Caerleon is of archaeological importance, being the site of a notable Roman ...

. 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.

Works

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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anwyl, Edward 1866 births 1914 deaths Welsh scholars and academics Knights Bachelor People from Chester