E. (Edward) Anwyl

Born in Chester on August 5, 1866, Edward Anwyl became a respected Welsh academic and specialist in Celtic languages. He studied at the King's School, Chester, then at Oriel College, Oxford, and Mansfield College, Oxford, building the classical and linguistic background that would define his career.

In 1892, he was appointed Professor of Welsh at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. He was also associated with the growth of Welsh scholarly life beyond the classroom, including work connected with learned societies and the wider study of Celtic culture.

Anwyl wrote on Welsh grammar, Celtic studies, and religion, and he is especially remembered for books such as Celtic Religion in Pre-Christian Times. He died on August 8, 1914, only a few days after his 48th birthday, but his work remains part of the early modern foundation of academic Welsh studies.