Rachel Bromwich

Rachel Bromwich
An older white woman with short straight hair and bangs; she is wearing eyeglasses, a white collar, and a small pin or pendant.
Born
Rachel Sheldon Amos

30 July 1915
Hove, Sussex, England, UK
Died15 December 2010
Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
ParentMaurice Amos
RelativesThomas John I'Anson Bromwich (father-in-law)
Academic work
Notable worksTrioedd Ynys Prydein

Rachel Bromwich (30 July 1915 – 15 December 2010) born Rachel Sheldon Amos, was a British scholar. Her focus was on medieval Welsh literature, and she taught Celtic Languages and Literature in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge, from 1945 to 1976.[1] Among her most important contributions to the study of Welsh literature is Trioedd Ynys Prydein, her edition of the Welsh Triads.

  1. ^ Morgan, Gerald (2005) "A Scholar of Early Britain: Rachel Bromwich (1915– )". In Chance, Jane, Women Medievalists and the Academy pp. 769–781. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0-299-20750-1.