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William J. Watson

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55: 22: 199:(1926), based on 30 years of work. Watson's work, eight decades later, is still the primary scholarly reference guide on the subject. The book is based on extensive notes taken by Watson, which are unpublished and held by the 479: 399: 464: 347: 162: 469: 459: 431:, (Edinburgh, 1926), reprinted, with an Introduction, full Watson bibliography and corrigenda by Simon Taylor (Edinburgh, 2004). 146:
in 1914, despite holding no prior university position. He remained in this prestigious position until making way for his son
78:. He received his initial education from his uncle, James Watson. William became well grounded in Gaelic studies and the 246: 102: 330: 263: 339: 253: 120: 286:"Collection: The Carmichael-Watson Collection | University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections" 128: 63: 98: 147: 200: 184: 143: 303: 83: 124: 285: 474: 454: 449: 166: 87: 43: 363: 67: 54: 343: 173: 177: 443: 381: 364:"University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of James Carmichael Watson" 105:, in 1909. It was while teaching in Inverness that he began to contribute to the 332:
Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002
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scholars of the 20th century, and was the first scholar to place the study of
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was sunk off the coast of Egypt. Presumed drowned, he is memorialised on the
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His son, James Carmichael Watson, was born in 1910. He was declared "
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in 1894 and he then obtained the prestigious post as Rector of the
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in 1935 (but retaining a role in the university until 1938).
66:-speaker, born in Milntown of New Tarbat (now known as 220:(Inverness, 1909; 2nd revised edition Inverness, 1925) 203:. Watson's great work was recently republished by 382:"The Carmichael-Watson Collection - Archives Hub" 255:The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland 116:In Edinburgh he lived at 17 Merchiston Avenue. 107:Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness 236:The Picts: their original position in Scotland 429:History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland 8: 422:William J Watson: Scottish Place-Name Papers 226:(Inverness, 1915; 2nd edition Glasgow, 1929) 480:Academics of the University of Edinburgh 53: 277: 153:William died on 9 March 1948, aged 83. 119:In 1910 he was elected a Fellow of the 7: 320:Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1910 218:Prints of the Past around Inverness 142:He took the chair of Celtic at the 74:. He was the son of Hugh Watson, a 197:The Celtic Place-names of Scotland 14: 304:"William John Watson (1865–1948)" 97:, he was appointed Rector of the 212:Place-Names of Ross and Cromarty 34:LLD (1865 – 9 March 1948) was a 58:17 Merchiston Avenue, Edinburgh 93:Initially a school teacher in 1: 465:People from Ross and Cromarty 290:archives.collections.ed.ac.uk 400:"Search Results | CWGC" 247:Cambridge County Geographies 103:Royal High School, Edinburgh 46:on a firm linguistic basis. 264:Book of the Dean of Lismore 496: 340:Royal Society of Edinburgh 121:Royal Society of Edinburgh 82:. He went to study at the 368:universitystory.gla.ac.uk 165:(1880–1928), daughter of 470:Scottish Gaelic language 129:William Leslie Mackenzie 99:Royal Academy, Inverness 460:Celtic studies scholars 201:University of Edinburgh 185:Plymouth Naval Memorial 148:James Carmichael Watson 144:University of Edinburgh 386:archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk 308:ourhistory.is.ed.ac.uk 262:Scottish Verse in the 84:University of Aberdeen 59: 38:, one of the greatest 25: 125:Walter Biggar Blaikie 123:. His proposers were 57: 24: 195:He is known for his 167:Alexander Carmichael 88:University of Oxford 62:Watson was a native 44:Scottish place names 29:William John Watson 60: 26: 349:978-0-902198-84-5 267:(Edinburgh, 1937) 258:(Edinburgh, 1926) 243:Ross and Cromarty 238:(Inverness, 1921) 232:(Inverness, 1915) 230:Bàrdachd Gàidhlig 214:(Inverness, 1904) 174:missing in action 487: 424:, (London, 2002) 408: 407: 396: 390: 389: 378: 372: 371: 360: 354: 353: 337: 327: 321: 318: 312: 311: 300: 294: 293: 282: 250: 176:" in 1942, when 495: 494: 490: 489: 488: 486: 485: 484: 440: 439: 438: 427:Watson, W. J., 420:Savage, Steve, 417: 415:Further reading 412: 411: 398: 397: 393: 380: 379: 375: 362: 361: 357: 350: 335: 329: 328: 324: 319: 315: 302: 301: 297: 284: 283: 279: 274: 241: 193: 163:Ella Carmichael 159: 52: 17: 16:Scottish author 12: 11: 5: 493: 491: 483: 482: 477: 472: 467: 462: 457: 452: 442: 441: 437: 436:External links 434: 433: 432: 425: 416: 413: 410: 409: 391: 373: 355: 348: 322: 313: 295: 276: 275: 273: 270: 269: 268: 259: 251: 239: 233: 227: 221: 215: 192: 189: 158: 155: 51: 48: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 492: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 463: 461: 458: 456: 453: 451: 448: 447: 445: 435: 430: 426: 423: 419: 418: 414: 405: 401: 395: 392: 387: 383: 377: 374: 369: 365: 359: 356: 351: 345: 342:. July 2006. 341: 334: 333: 326: 323: 317: 314: 309: 305: 299: 296: 291: 287: 281: 278: 271: 266: 265: 260: 257: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 237: 234: 231: 228: 225: 224:Rosg Gàidhlig 222: 219: 216: 213: 210: 209: 208: 206: 202: 198: 190: 188: 186: 182: 181: 175: 170: 168: 164: 156: 154: 151: 149: 145: 140: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 117: 114: 112: 111:Celtic Review 108: 104: 100: 96: 91: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 56: 49: 47: 45: 41: 37: 33: 30: 23: 19: 428: 421: 403: 394: 385: 376: 367: 358: 331: 325: 316: 307: 298: 289: 280: 261: 254: 242: 235: 229: 223: 217: 211: 204: 196: 194: 191:Publications 179: 171: 160: 152: 141: 118: 115: 110: 106: 92: 61: 28: 27: 18: 475:Toponymists 455:1948 deaths 450:1865 births 161:He married 72:Easter Ross 444:Categories 272:References 133:John Horne 76:blacksmith 36:toponymist 137:Ben Peach 404:cwgc.org 207:(2004). 109:and the 86:and the 80:Classics 40:Scottish 249:. 1924. 205:Birlinn 95:Glasgow 346:  338:. The 180:Jaguar 157:Family 127:, Sir 68:Milton 64:Gaelic 336:(PDF) 344:ISBN 178:HMS 135:and 50:Life 32:FRSE 70:), 446:: 402:. 384:. 366:. 306:. 288:. 245:. 187:. 169:. 139:. 131:, 113:. 90:. 406:. 388:. 370:. 352:. 310:. 292:.

Index


FRSE
toponymist
Scottish
Scottish place names

Gaelic
Milton
Easter Ross
blacksmith
Classics
University of Aberdeen
University of Oxford
Glasgow
Royal Academy, Inverness
Royal High School, Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Walter Biggar Blaikie
William Leslie Mackenzie
John Horne
Ben Peach
University of Edinburgh
James Carmichael Watson
Ella Carmichael
Alexander Carmichael
missing in action
HMS Jaguar
Plymouth Naval Memorial
University of Edinburgh
Cambridge County Geographies

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