The Rev. Albert Watson (December 1828 – 21 November 1904)[1] was an Oxford college head in the 19th century.[2]
Watson was born in Astley, Worcestershire and educated at Brasenose College, Oxford.[3] A classicist, he was Fellow of Brasenose from 1852 to 1886. He was a Tutor from 1854 to 1867; a Lecturer from 1867 to 1870; and Bursar from 1871 until his election as Principal of Brasenose[4] in 1886.[5] He resigned in 1889;[6] and died in 1904.
Notes
edit- ^ 'Obituary. The Rev Albert Watson' The Times Tuesday, 22 November 1904 Issue 37558 p.4
- ^ Victorian Web
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ BNC web-site
- ^ 'University Intelligence' The Times Saturday, 27 February 1886 Issue 31694 p.10
- ^ 'University Intelligence' The Times Thursday, 11 July 1889 Issue 32748 p.10