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There has never been a time when there has been no person in Cornwall without a knowledge of the Cornish language.

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Why should Cornishmen learn Cornish? There is no money in it, it serves no practical purpose, and the literature is scanty and of no great originality or value. The question is a fair one, the answer is simple. Because they are Cornish.

Henry Jenner

Henry Jenner

Henry Jenner

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Born: August 8, 1848

Died: May 8, 1934 (aged 85)

Bio: Henry Jenner was a British scholar of the Celtic languages, a Cornish cultural activist, and the chief originator of the Cornish language revival.

Known for:

A handbook of the Cornish language
Christ in Art (1906)
Christian Symbolism (1910)
King Arthur in Cornwall

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