Gruffudd Robert
Encyclopedia
Gruffydd Robert was a Welsh humanist
scholar who wrote a pioneering Welsh
grammar
, in Welsh, while in enforced exile with his colleague and fellow-writer Morys Clynnog in Milan
in 1567. He was an ardent Roman Catholic.
Humanism
Humanism is an approach in study, philosophy, world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns. In philosophy and social science, humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature, and is contrasted with anti-humanism....
scholar who wrote a pioneering Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
grammar
Grammar
In linguistics, grammar is the set of structural rules that govern the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology, syntax, and phonology, often complemented by phonetics, semantics,...
, in Welsh, while in enforced exile with his colleague and fellow-writer Morys Clynnog in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
in 1567. He was an ardent Roman Catholic.