Sir John Rhys

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:academic
gptkb:linguist
gptkb:person
gptkb:scholar
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Jesus_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:author gptkb:Celtic_Britain
gptkb:Celtic_Folklore:_Welsh_and_Manx
gptkb:Lectures_on_Welsh_Philology
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:birthDate 1840-06-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ponterwyd,_Ceredigion,_Wales
gptkbp:children gptkb:Myfanwy_Rhys
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Encyclopædia_Britannica
gptkbp:deathDate 1915-12-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Oxford,_England
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Y_Cymmrodor
gptkbp:education gptkb:Jesus_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:Celtic_languages
folk
philology
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Rhys
gptkbp:influenced Celtic studies in Britain
gptkbp:influencedBy Welsh tradition
gptkbp:knighted 1907
gptkbp:knownFor Celtic studies
Welsh language research
gptkbp:language gptkb:Welsh
gptkb:Celtic_languages
English
gptkbp:lecturedAt gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:British_Academy
gptkb:Royal_Commission_on_the_Ancient_and_Historical_Monuments_of_Wales
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Welsh
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:linguist
gptkb:professor
Celtic scholar
gptkbp:positionHeld Principal of Jesus College, Oxford
first Professor of Celtic at Oxford University
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglican
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Holywell_Cemetery,_Oxford
gptkbp:signature John Rhys signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elisabeth_Rhys
gptkbp:title gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:President_of_the_British_Academy
gptkb:Jesus_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5