John Rhŷs
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Sir John Rhŷs was a Welsh Celticist and philologist. A fellow of the British Academy, he served as the first professor of Celtic at Oxford University.
The Right Hon. Sir John Rhŷs, P.C., M.A., D.Litt
Birthplace of Sir John Rhŷs, Ponterwyd
Grave of Rhŷs and his wife Elspeth at Holywell Cemetery, Oxford
Ponterwyd
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Ponterwyd is a village in Ceredigion, Wales. It lies in the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales, approximately 12 miles east of Aberystwyth on the A44 road.
John Rhŷs
…Celticist and philologist. A fellow of the British Academy, he served as the first professor of Celtic at Oxford University. He was born John Rees at Ponterwyd in Ceredigion, to a lead miner and farmer, Hugh Rees, and his wife. Rhŷs was educated at schools in Bryn-chwyth, Pantyffynnon and Ponterwyd before…
The old chapel, Ponterwyd
The George Borrow Hotel