Career
In 1874 Rhys delivered a series of lectures in Aberystwyth, later published as Lectures on Welsh Philology, which served to establish his reputation as a leading scholar of the Celtic language. This reputation saw him appointed as the first Professor of Celtic at Oxford University in 1877. He was also made a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. Rhys was elected bursar of the college in 1885, a position he held until 1895, when he succeeded Dr Hugo Harper as principal.
Rhys also maintained his interest in improving schools. In 1881 he was appointed to Lord Aberdare's departmental committee on Welsh education, whilst in 1889 he served as secretary to a commission established by Sir John Bridge. The commission was charged with examining tithe agitation in Wales. In 1889 Rhys was appointed secretary to the royal commission on Sunday closing in Wales. He also served on two other royal commissions, in 1893 and in 1901, the former concerning Welsh land tenure and the latter Irish university education.
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