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Robert Morton Nance (1873–1959) was a leading authority on the Cornish language, nautical archaeologist, and joint founder of the Old Cornwall Society. Nance was born in Cardiff to Cornish parents. He wrote many books and pamphlets on the Cornish language, including a Cornish dictionary, which is a standard work, and edited magazines and pamphlets about Cornwall, including ''Old Cornwall'', the journal of the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies. Nance was also a nautical archaeologist of distinction and was an originator of the Society for Nautical Research. His insight and learning were displayed in his book ''Sailing-ship Models'' which appeared in 1924. He studied art in Britain and France and was both a painter and a skilled craftsman. ==Chronology of his life== *1873: He was born in Cardiff *1898: He wrote "The Merry Ballad of the Cornish Pasty".〔Hall, Stephen (2001) ''The Cornish Pasty''. Nettlecombe: Agre Books ISBN 0-9538000-4-0〕 *1906: He moved from Wales and settled at Nancledra near St Ives, Cornwall. *1911: He jointly founded the Society for Nautical Research. *1920: Together with Henry Jenner, he founded the first Old Cornwall Society at St Ives. *1924: The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies was established. *1925: The Federation established the periodical ''Old Cornwall''. *1928: He jointly founded the Gorsedh Kernow, which was inaugurated at Boscawen-Un, where he took the bardic name ''Mordon'' ('Sea Wave'). *1929: He published ''Cornish for All'' using the Unified Cornish spelling system. *1951 - 1955: He was President of the Royal Institution of Cornwall for 1951 - 1955.〔Brian Murdoch, "Nance, Robert Morton (1873-1959)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 ( accessed 15 Nov 2007 )〕 *1959: He died and was buried at St Senara's churchyard, Zennor〔(Robert Morton Nance (1873-1959) ); Find a Grave〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Morton Nance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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