Idris Foster
Idris Foster | |
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| Born | 23 July 1911  Bethesda |
| Died | 18 June 1984 (aged 72) Bethesda |
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| Position held | Jesus Professor of Celtic (1947–1978) |
Sir Idris Llewelyn Foster (23 July 1911 – 18 June 1984) was a
the University of Oxford
from 1947 until 1978.
He was born in Carneddi,
Sir John Rhys) in 1947 and became a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford at the same time. He was knighted
in 1977 and retired the following year back to his birthplace, where he died in 1984.
His work in the field of Celtic Studies was in Medieval Welsh and Irish, both poetry and prose. He made a particular contribution to the study of tale of
Culhwch ac Olwen, and his edition of the tale was published in 1992, after his death, by the assistance of his friends Rachel Bromwich and D. Simon Evans.[1]
He was involved in many Welsh organisations and societies, particularly the
National Eisteddfod, where he was Chairman of the Council and President of the Court, the National Library of Wales (Treasurer and Vice-President), and the Church in Wales
(member of the Governing Body). The National Library of Wales holds the archive of his papers.
References
- ^ Robert Geraint Gruffydd. "Foster, Idris, Llewelyn (1911-1984), Welsh and Celtic Scholar". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
External links
- Brief biography and details of archive (accessed 18 February 2007) Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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