David Willis (linguist)

David Willis
Born1900 Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
Position heldJesus Professor of Celtic (2020–) Edit this on Wikidata

David W. E. Willis, FBA is a linguist and Celticist. In 2020 he took up the post of Jesus Professor of Celtic at the University of Oxford.[1] He had previously held posts in historical linguistics at the University of Manchester[2] and at the University of Cambridge, where he was a Fellow of Selwyn College.[3]

In 2022, he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[4]

  1. ^ "Dr David Willis appointed as the new Jesus Chair of Celtic". Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Historical Ling Lectureship, U of Manchester UK". Archived from the original on September 2, 2000. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Dr David Willis". Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Record number of women elected to the British Academy". The British Academy. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.