Edward Anwyl

For the Christian minister, see Edward Anwyl (Wesleyan minister).

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, 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]

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  1. The London Gazette: no. 28518. p. 5714. 1 August 1911.
  2. Sir Thomas Herbert Parry-Williams. "ANWYL , Sir EDWARD". Welsh Biography Online. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

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