Lhuyd was born in 1660, in Loppington, Shropshire, England, the illegitimate son of Edward Lloyd of Llanforda, Oswestry, and Bridget Pryse of Llansantffraid, near Talybont, Cardiganshire in 1660. His family belonged to the … See more

In the late 17th century, Lhuyd was contacted by a group of scholars led by John Keigwin of Mousehole, who sought to preserve and further the Cornish language. He accepted their invitation to travel there to study it. Early Modern Cornish was the subject of a paper … See more

• Lhwyd, Edward (2007). Evans, Dewi W.; Roberts, Brynley F. (eds.). Archaeologia Britannica: texts and translations. Celtic Studies Publications. Vol. 10. Aberystwyth: Celtic Studies … See more

• Archaeologia Britannica (1707). Downloadable pdf at The Internet Archive
• Biography of Edward Lhuyd from the Canolfan Edward … See more

On his travels, Lhuyd developed asthma, which eventually led to his death from pleurisy in Oxford in 1709. He died in his room in the Ashmolean Museum aged just 49 and was buried in the Welsh aisle of the church of St Michael at the Northgate.
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• Campbell, John Lorne; Thomson, Derick S. (1963). Edward Lhuyd in the Scottish Highlands, 1699–1700. Oxford: Clarendon Press. See more