Thomas Brian Stowell (born 6 September 1936) is a Manx radio personality, linguist, physicist and author. He is also Yn Lhaihder (Correctly spelled "Yn Lhaider") (The reader) to the Parliament of the Isle of Man, Tynwald. He is considered one of the primary people behind the revival of the Manx language. While a student he became fluent in the language, and made tape recordings of its elderly speakers. He became fluent in Irish and used his fluency to translate Irish language courses into Manx use. He has become involved with radio broadcasts for Manx Radio.
On Tynwald Day 2010, Stowell was awarded the Tynwald Honour, the highest honour that Tynwald can award a citizen.
Stowell published Contoyryssyn Ealish ayns Cheer ny Yindyssyn, a Manx translation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, in 1990. In March 2006 Stowell's Dunveryssyn yn Tooder-Folley (The Vampire Murders), the first full-length novel in Manx, was published.
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