Sir John Rhys
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Sir John Rhys was a pioneering Welsh scholar and the first Professor of Celtic at Oxford University, renowned for his foundational work in Celtic philology and mythology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir John Rhys canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Celticist
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Welsh scholar ⓘ person ⓘ philologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | knighthood ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1840-06-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cardiganshire
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Ponterwyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Holywell Cemetery, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1915-12-17 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Jesus College, Oxford
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Llandovery College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Celtic studies
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linguistics ⓘ mythology ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Celtic studies in Britain
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later generations of Celtic philologists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
foundational work in Celtic philology
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pioneering research on Welsh language and literature ⓘ studies of Celtic mythology ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ Welsh ⓘ various Celtic languages ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Jesus College, Oxford
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The British Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Rhys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Welsh ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Celtic Britain
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Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx NERFINISHED ⓘ Lectures on Welsh Philology NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hibbert Lectures on Celtic Heathendom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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folklorist ⓘ linguist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Celtic at the University of Oxford
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first Professor of Celtic at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| spouse | Elspeth Rhys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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