Donald Cameron Watt

Donald Cameron Watt

Donald Cameron Watt, c. 1980
Born 17 May 1928
Died 30 October 2014
Education Rugby School
Alma mater Oriel College, Oxford
Occupation Historian
Spouse(s) Marianne Grau
Felicia Stanley
Children 1 son

Donald Cameron Watt (17 May 1928 – 30 October 2014) was a British historian.

Early life

Donald Cameron Watt was educated at Rugby School.[1][1][2] He read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oriel College, Oxford, graduating from Oxford University with a bachelor's degree in 1951.[1]

Career

Watt served as a Professor of International History at the London School of Economics,[2] where he served as the Head of the Department and Stevenson Chair of International History from 1981 to 1993.[1]

Watt edited Survey of International Affairs at Chatham House from 1962 to 1971.[1] He was the author or co-author of 25 books.[1] He won the Wolfson History Prize in 1990.[1]

Personal life and death

Watt was married twice. He first married Marianne Grau in 1951, and they had a son.[1] After she died in 1962, he married Felicia Stanley. She predeceased him in 1997.[1]

Watt died on 30 October 2014.[1] He was 86 years old.[1]

Works

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Professsor Donald Cameron Watt - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Professor Donald Cameron Watt". The Times. February 4, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
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