Fred W. P. Jago

Cornish-language scholar (1817–1911)

Frederick William Pearce Jago (21 December 1817^[1] – 1 February 1911) was a Cornish doctor and scholar best known for his work The Ancient Language and the Dialect of Cornwall, originally published 1882 by Netherton and Worth of Truro. He also published a Cornish dictionary in 1887. He was born in Bodmin to William Jago and Anne Pearce and was baptised Wesleyan Methodist. He was a cousin of Dr. James Jago. He practiced medicine in Plymouth for many decades. He retired to St Germans, where he died, aged 93.^[2]

References

^ England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567–1936
^ "Death of Dr. Jago". Western Morning News. 3 February 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

External links

Fred W. P. Jago at Find a Grave
The Ancient Language and the Dialect of Cornwall. Truro: Netherington & Worth. 1882. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
"Jago's Cornish dictionary". Retrieved 8 April 2009.
"Jago family scrapbook". Retrieved 8 April 2009.