- Ken George
Kenneth J. George, writing as Ken George, is an oceanographer and linguist [ [http://www.perc.plymouth.ac.uk/shelf/people/kgeorge/kgeorge.html Dr. Ken J. George - research sea shelf oceanography plymouth] ] noted as being the originator of
Kernewek Kemmyn , an orthography for theCornish language more faithful to Middle Cornishphonology than its precursor (Unified Cornish ). Kernewek Kemmyn was introduced in 1987. George has published over eighty items relating to Celtic linguistics, including several dictionaries of Cornish. His edition of the recently-discovered Middle Cornish play "Bywnans Ke " was published by the Cornish Language Board in May 2006. [ [http://www.howlsedhes.co.uk/bywnanske/ Bywnans Ke Published] ] George received a Commendation for this work in the 2007 Holyer an Gof awards. He has translated numerous hymns and songs into Cornish, and also the lyrics ofDie Zauberflote . He has composed a substantial amount of poetry in Cornish, including the full-length playFlogholeth Krist , in the style of theOrdinalia .George lives in
Cornwall , and speaks Breton and French as well as English and Cornish. George was formerly Principal Lecturer in Ocean Science in the Institute of Marine Studies at theUniversity of Plymouth .George was made a
Bard ofGorseth Kernow in 1979, taking theBardic name "Profus an Mortyd" ('Tide Predictor'). This reflected one of his research interests in oceanography, the other being numerical modelling. He has over fifty publications in the oceanographic field, including the text-bookTides for Marine Studies , which has sold over 1000 copies.George is a
Gorseth Kernow representative committee member of theKesva an Taves Kernewek (Cornish Language Board) which is a body promoting the Cornish language. [ [http://www.kesva.co.uk/index.php?id=59 Kesva an Taves Kernewek (Cornish Language Board)] ]References
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