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Apr 28, 1884 Dowlais, Wales, United Kingdom Died on 23 Jan 1956 (aged 71)
Welsh priest and academic
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About William Henry Harris Academic
- William Henry Harris (28 April 1884 – 23 January 1956) was a British Welsh-speaking priest, academic and translator.
- Ordained in 1914, he served for most of his life (1919-1941) as a teacher of theology at St David's College, Lampeter, becoming a professor of theology at the college in 1940 and Professor of Welsh in 1941.
- At the same time, he served at St David's Cathedral as precentor (1933), canon (1937) and treasurer (1948).
- He translated several hymns and liturgical texts into Welsh.
- As a theologian, he valued the Catholic inheritance in the reformed churches and fostered this inheritance within the Church in Wales.
- He also served as professor of Welsh at St David's College, Lampeter.
