Celtic Religion in Pre-Christian Times (Esprios Classics)

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. 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.