William Owen Pughe

William Owen Pughe
Portrait of William Owen Pughe by Daniel Maclise

William Owen Pughe (7 August 1759 – 4 June 1835) was a Welsh antiquarian and grammarian best known for his Welsh and English Dictionary, published in 1803, but also known for his grammar books and "Pughisms" (neologisms).[1][2]

  1. ^ Griffith John Williams (1959). "Pughe, William Owen (1759–1835), lexicographer, grammarian, editor, antiquary, and poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ "The Invention of Tradition", Prys Morgan