Fred_W._P._Jago

Fred W. P. Jago

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

  1. [1]
    England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567–1936
  2. [2]
    "Death of Dr. Jago". Western Morning News. 3 February 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 22 October 2023.


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