Scientists of Wales: Edward Lhwyd

c. 1660-1709, Naturalist, Antiquary, Philologist

Scientists of Wales: Edward Lhwyd
Brynley Roberts
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15 Jun 2022 UK
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9781786837820
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Lhwyd, the illegitimate son of a father ruined by the Civil War, had to make his own way in the world. A competent botanist before going up to Oxford as a student, he spent much time there at the Botanical Garden before being appointed to the newly established Ashmolean Museum, where he became its second Keeper. This biography traces the development of his research interests from botany to palaeontology - and then to antiquarian studies, which led to him studying the Celtic languages as a source of linguistic evidence in historical studies. Thus he became the founder of Celtic Studies. Lhwyd' s diverse research interests were underpinned by an evidence-led methodology - the collection (by personal observation where possible) of material, which would then be classified as a preliminary to drawing conclusions - and, as such, his is a valuable contribution to the history of science.

Edward Lhwyd: c. 1660-1709, Naturalist, Antiquary, Philologist
William Morgan: Eighteenth-Century Actuary, Mathematician and Radical

Brynley F. Roberts is former professor of Welsh at Swansea University and a librarian of the National Library of Wales.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781786837820
Published: 15 Jun 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: University of Wales Press
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Pages: 304

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