Edward Lhuyd International Conference 2009

    

EDWARD LHUYD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

ABERYSTWYTH 30 JUNE–3 JULY 2009

LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, ANTIQUITIES AND SCIENCE

To mark the tercentenary of the death of the great Celtic scholar Edward Lhuyd, the Centre hosted a major international conference at Aberystwyth from 30 June to 3 July 2009. Distinguished scholars presented keynote lectures on Edward Lhuyd’s most significant contributions to scholarship.

Keynote Speakers:

Edward Lhuyd as a natural scientist
Michael Basset

Edward Lhuyd’s Archaeologia Britannica:  method and madness in early modern comparative philology
David Cram

Edward Lhuyd – an archaeologist’s view
Nancy Edwards

Edward Lhuyd: ‘ffigwr allweddol yn natblygiad daeareg Brydeinig’*
(Edward Lhuyd: ‘a key figure in the development of British geology’)
Dyfed Elis-Gruffydd

Edward Lhuyd, museum keeper: the Ashmolean years
Arthur MacGregor

Edward Lhuyd: the premier Welsh antiquary
Graham Parry

Etifeddion Edward Lhuyd*
(The legacy of Edward Lhuyd)
Brynley F. Roberts

* Sectional meetings were held in Welsh and English, and simultaneous translation facilities were provided for keynote lectures delivered in Welsh.

Further details  

Click here to view the conference programme.

 

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