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Description:
Sir John Rhys
(also spelled
Rhŷs
; 21 June 1840 – 17 December 1915) was a
Welsh
scholar,
fellow
of the
British Academy
,
celticist
and the first
Professor
of
Celtic
at
Oxford University
.
Early years and education
He was born
John Rees
at
Ponterwyd
in
Ceredigion
, to a
lead
miner
and
farmer
, Hugh Rees, and his wife. Rhys was educated at schools in
Pantyffynnon
and
Ponterwyd
before moving to the
British School
, a recently opened institution at Penllwyn, in 1855. Here Rhys was enrolled as a pupil and teacher, and after leaving studied at
Bangor Normal College
from 1860 to 1861. Upon leaving Bangor Normal College, Rhys gained employment as
headmaster
at
Rhos-y-bol
,
Anglesey
. It was here that Rhys was introduced to Dr
Charles Williams
, then the
Principal
of
Jesus College
,
Oxford University
, in 1865. This meeting eventually led to Rhys being accepted into the college, where he studied
literae humaniores
. In 1869, he was elected to a
fellowship
at
Merton College
.
John Fraser
, , rev. Mari A. Williams, Oxford Dictionary of National...
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